Table 2 Echocardiographic parameters

Aorta (cm)

2.90 ± (0.43)

3.06 ± 0.42

2.74 ± 0.37

<0.0001

Left Atrium (cm)

3.51 ± (0.65)

3.59 ± 0.67

3.42 ± 0.62

0.004

IVSTd (cm)

1.04 ± (0.18)

1.08 ± 0.17

1.00 ± 0.18

<0.0001

PWTd (cm)

1.00 ± (0.19)

1.01 ± (0.17)

0.98 ± 0.20

0.55

LVEDD (cm)

4.82 ± 0.91

5.08 ± 0.96

4.54 ± 0.75

0.0001

LVESD (cm)

3.26 ± (0.95)

3.49 ± 1.04

3.01 ± 0.77

0.001

FS (%)

33.5 ± 8.1

32.7 ± 8.07

34.4 ± 8.13

0.032

EF (%)

69.4 ± 10.7

68.4 ± 10.9

70.3 ± 10.4

0.059