Echocardiographic parameters in patients and controls.

<p>Abbreviations: Ao, aorta; LA, left atrium; LVDd, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; LVDs, left ventricular end-systolic dimension; IVST, interventricular wall thickness; LVPWT, left ventricular posterior wall thickness; SV, stroke volume; CI, cardiac index; LVFS, left ventricular fractional shortening; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; DT, E-wave deceleration time; LVMI, left ventricular mass index.