Table 2:

Baseline Echocardiogram Characteristics

Variable	Decreased f/u Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (N=16)	Normal f/u Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (N=34) (N=34)	P-Value
Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) mean	51.9 ± 2.2	54.9 ± 4.4	0.003
Global longitudinal strain (%) mean	−16.7 ± 3.0	−16.7 ± 3.1	0.99
Dyssynchrony pattern			0.19
Classical	8 (50%)	14 (41%)
Transitional	2 (13%)	12 (35%)
Other	6 (37%)	8 (24%)
Septal thickness (mm) mean	11.9 ± 3.0	12.5 ± 3.4	0.57
Lateral thickness (mm) mean	11.4 ± 1.6	10.9 ± 3.0	0.41
Left ventricular hypertrophy	6 (32%)	10 (32%)	1.0
E wave amplitude (m/s) mean	78.3 ± 27	80.9 ± 30	0.76
A wave amplitude (m/s) mean	94.3 ± 30	93.8 ± 31	0.96
E/A ratio mean	0.88 ± 0.4	0.90 ± 0.3	0.85
E/e’ ratio mean	13.’ ± 4.6	15.4 ± 6.9	0.28
Diastolic dysfunction grade			0.25
0	1	7
I	10	18
II	4	9
III	1	0
Heart rate (beats per minute) mean	72 ± 11	67 ± 8	0.34
Isovolumic contraction time (% PR) mean	13.8 ± 3.9	11.5 ± 2.5	0.04
Ejection time (% RR) mean	33.4 ± 3.4	31.3 ± 4.2	0.07
Isovolumic relaxation the (% RR) mean	16.7 ± 3.6	13.2 ± 2.3	0.002
Diastolic filling time (% RR) mean	35.9 ± 6.8	44.4 ± 4.5	0.0002
	0.92 ± 0.23	0.80 ± 0.2	0.05