Table 2 Baseline patient characteristics

Age (years)

62 ± 9

56 ± 10

0.16

Male

8 (73%)

6 (55%)

0.40

Body surface area (m²)

1.89 ± 0.2

1.83 ± 0.2

0.52

Body mass index (kg/m²)

26.1 ± 3.6

24.2 ± 2.3

0.15

RR interval (ms)

995 ± 150

984 ± 108

0.84

Mid systolic pause (ms)

373 ± 70

353 ± 41

0.42

Mid diastolic pause (ms)

798 ± 96

731 ± 79

0.09

Distance of mid image slice from apex (measured in systole as a proportion of total ventricular length)

0.53 ± 0.06

0.53 ± 0.04

0.74

Indexed LV EDV (mL/m²)

65 ± 15

78 ± 16

0.08

Indexed LV ESV (mL/m²)

14 ± 5

23 ± 5

0.001

LV ejection fraction (%)

79 ± 6

71 ± 3

<0.001

LV mass index (g/m²)

104 ± 41

67 ± 15

0.009

Maximum end-diastolic wall thickness (mm)

23 ± 4

9 ± 1

<0.001