Table 2 Echocardiographic findings at presentation

Left ventricular function

  Normal

79 (55 %)

  Mildly depressed

35 (25 %)

  Moderately depressed

15 (11 %)

  Severely depressed

14 (10 %)

Left ventricular regional wall motion abnormalities

33 (23 %)

Right ventricular function

  Normal

102 (71 %)

  Mildly depressed

5 (4 %)

  Moderately depressed

5 (4 %)

  Severely depressed

3 (2 %)

Valvar dysfunction (≥moderate)

  Tricuspid regurgitation

4 (3 %)

  Mitral regurgitation

13 (20 %)

  Pulmonary regurgitation

0 (0 %)

  Aortic regurgitation

1 (1 %)

Pericardial effusion

  None/trivial

135 (94 %)

  Small

6 (4 %)

  Moderate

1 (1 %)