Table 1

Baseline echocardiographic and Doppler variables

Septal wall thickness (cm)0.8±0.1
Posterior wall thickness (cm)0.8±0.1
LV dimension (end-diastole, cm)4.2±0.5
LA area (cm2)17.0±2.3
RA area (cm2)16.7±3.1
Mitral E-wave velocity (cm/s)83.7±16.4
Mitral A-wave velocity (cm/s)38.8±9.2
Tricuspid E-wave velocity (cm/s)54.1±7.7
Tricuspid A-wave velocity (cm/s)26.3±6.4
  • LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricle; RA, right atrium.