| Variable | Experimental group | Control group | ||
| Baseline | 2 months | Baseline | 2 months | |
| Standard Doppler | ||||
| E (cm/s) | 86.8 (8.7) | 86.0 (13.9) | 89.7 (8.9) | 90.3 (9.4) |
| A (cm/s) | 41.2 (9.2) | 39.6 (9.4) | 45.3 (12.6) | 44.8 (14.0) |
| E/A ratio | 2.21 (0.48) | 2.23 (0.50) | 2.10 (0.45) | 2.21 (0.80) |
| Tissue Doppler Imaging : regional diastolic function | ||||
| Em septal (cm/s) | 15.7 (1.6) | 15.3 (1.5) | 14.8 (1.3) | 15.2 (1.2) |
| Am septal (cm/s) | 6.6 (0.9) | 6.5 (1.0) | 6.4 (1.1) | 6.5 (0.8) |
| Em/Am septal ratio | 2.4 (0.4) | 2.4 (0.5) | 2.3 (0.4) | 2.4 (0.4) |
| Em lateral (cm/s) | 22.8 (3.0) | 20.9 (3.0) | 21.1 (3.2) | 21.0 (3.3) |
| Am lateral (cm/s) | 7.0 (1.6) | 6.9 (1.8) | 7.0 (1.3) | 7.1 (1.2) |
| Em/Am lateral ratio | 3.3 (0.9) | 3.1 (0.6) | 3.0 (0.7) | 3.0 (0.4) |
| Em inferior (cm/s) | 16.3 (3.3) | 17.0 (2.8) | 15.3 (2.8) | 16.9 (3.5) |
| Am inferior (cm/s) | 7.1 (1.4) | 7.0 (1.3) | 6.7 (2.1) | 7.2 (1.1) |
| Em/Am inferior ratio | 2.4 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.3) | 2.3 (0.6) | 2.4 (0.6) |
| Em anterior (cm/s) | 18.8 (3.1) | 18.9 (2.4) | 19.1 (1.7) | 19.2 (2.4) |
| Am anterior (cm/s) | 6.8 (1.2) | 7.0 (1.4) | 6.9 (1.8) | 7.4 (1.5) |
| Em/Am anterior ratio | 2.8 (0.6) | 2.7 (0.8) | 2.9 (0.7) | 2.7 (0.8) |
| E/Em septal | 5.6 (0.9) | 5.5 (0.8) | 6.0 (0.6) | 5.9 (0.8) |
| Tissue Doppler Imaging : regional systolic function | ||||
| Sm septal (cm/s) | 8.6 (0.9) | 8.1 (0.9) | 8.9 (0.9) | 8.2 (0.5) |
| Sm lateral (cm/s) | 11.8 (1.9) | 11.9 (1.7) | 11.9 (2.0) | 11.9 (2.3) |
| Sm inferior (cm/s) | 10.6 (2.7) | 11.4 (1.8) | 10.8 (1.9) | 11.1 (1.7) |
| Sm anterior (cm/s) | 9.6 (1.2) | 9.7 (1.5) | 9.6 (1.1) | 9.5 (1.3) |
Results presented as mean (SD).
E and A, peak early and late transmitral flow velocities; Em and Am, peak early and late myocardial diastolic velocities; Sm, peak myocardial systolic velocity.