Table 1 Conventional echocardiographic variables at first visit (day 0) and follow-up examinations

 End-diastolic IVS thickness (mm)

5.9^a

5.1^a

5.4^a

3.8 (3.4, 4.1)

 End-diastolic LV free wall thickness (mm)

3.7

3.3^a

3.3^a

4.2 (3.6, 4.3)

 End-diastolic LV internal dimension (mm)

14.7

17.3^a

18.5^a

14.0 (13.5, 15.5)

 End-systolic LV internal dimension (mm)

6.8

7.6

11.5^a

7.2 (6.4, 8.9)

 Fractional shortening (%)

53.8^a

56.1^a

37.8^a

49.1 (40.8, 53.1)

 LA diameter (mm)

14.3

15.2

19.0

10.9 (9.7, 11.9)

 LA to aortic root diameter ratio

1.5^a

1.5^a

2.2^a

1.3 (1.2, 1.4)

 E velocity (m/s)

0.46^a

0.50^a

0.65 (fused)

0.60 (0.57, 0.73)

 A velocity (m/s)

0.71

0.64

0.69 (0.57, 0.73)

 E/A

0.6^a

0.8

0.9 (0.8, 1.2)

 S' (cm/s)

4.9^a

7.7

9.3

8.0 (6.9, 10.5)

 E' (cm/s)

11.2^a

5.8

4.4^a

7.0 (5.1, 7.6)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

125

135

133

140 (125, 149)