Table 2 Echocardiography parameters of patients with septal e′/s′ <1 and patients with septal e′/s′ >1 on days 1 and 3

Mean septal e′/s′

0.71 ± 0.14^a

1.05 ± 0.11

0.70 ± 0.15^a

1.16 ± 0.20

Septal hypertrophy, n

15^a

1

12

1

E/e′ >14, n

10

1

12^a

0

Mean E/e′

13 ± 5

10.6 ± 3.15

14.5 ± 8^a

8.8 ± 2.6

Septal e′ <7 cm/s, n

25^a

3

19^a

1

Mean septal e′, cm/s

5.7 ± 1^a

8 ± 3

6 ± 2^a

9 ± 2

Lateral e′ <10 cm/second, n

28

8

18

4

Average lateral e′, cm/second

8 ± 2

8.6 ± 2

8 ± 3^a

10 ± 2

Increased left atrial volume, n

21

5

22

4

Mean left atrial volume, ml

66 ± 27

59 ± 21

84 ± 33^a

55 ± 22

TR velocity >2.8 m/second, n

9

2

10

1

TR velocity, m/second, average

2.6 ± 0.7

2.4 ± 0.6

2.8 ± 0.6^a

2.2 ± 0.5

Mitral s′ average, cm/second

8 ± 2

7.5 ± 2

8 ± 2

7.6 ± 1

Cardiac output, L/minute

6.2 ± 2.2

5.4 ± 1.5

6.7 ± 2

6 ± 1.5

SV, ml

65 ± 24

61 ± 17

72 ± 21

66 ± 10

VTI, cm

20 ± 6.5

17 ± 4.4

21 ± 5

19 ± 2.3

Diastolic dysfunction

18^a

2

19^a

1

Indeterminate diastolic dysfunction

13^a

0

6^a

1