Table 3 Conventional 2D and 3D echocardiographic data of the study patients in the baseline and follow-up visits

M-Mode LVEF (%)

64.6 ± 5.60

62.5 ± 6.98

0.028

LVFS (%)

35.3 ± 4.83

34.12 ± 5.80

0.174

LVDD (cm)

4.5 ± 0.53

4.61 ± 0.60

0.103

LVSD (cm)

2.91 ± 0.40

3.54 ± 4.12

0.189

SWT (cm)

0.84 ± 0.11

0.83 ± 0.11

0.584

PWT (cm)

0.9 ± 0.10

0.9 ± 0.11

0.887

2D volumes

 LVEDV (ml)

62.51±17.10

64.7±17.81

0.373

 LVESV (ml)

23.8±6.93

26.2±8.14

0.029

 LVEF (%)

61.7±5.10

60.32±5.60

0.115

 Mean delta 2D LVEF (%)

 LAVI (mL/m²)

20.24±5.44

19.21±4.50

0.052

Diastolic function

 E (cm/s)

0.8±0.17

1.71±7.9

0.323

 A (cm/s)

0.65±0.21

0.7±0.17

0.365

 E/A ratio

1.32±0.39

1.24±0.39

0.049

 EDT (ms)

182.14±33.99

183.1±23.20

0.839

 S TDI MV (cm/s)

11.7 ±9.15

10.9±1.90

0.435

 E’ (cm/s)

11.65 ±3.13

11.7±3.05

0.924

 A’ (cm/s)

9.31 ±3.10

10.12±2.62

0.028

 E/E’ ratio

6.96±2.40

6.9±2.40

0.823

 Tei index

0.31±0.10

0.34±0.10

0.014

RV function

 TAPSE (cm)

2.5±0.49

2.8±0.47

<0.001

 FAC (%)

51.51±7.73

51.3±7.90

0.808

 PASP mmHg

3.44±8.10

3.5±8.04

0.873

 S-TDI TV (cm/s)

13.23 ±2.03

13.75±2.02

0.027

 RVOT (cm)

1.7±0.40

1.7±0.32

0.570

 CS (cm)

0.72±0.15

0.73±0.12

0.572

 IVC (cm)

1.4 ±0.33

1.41 ±0.29

0.959

3D Echocardiography

 LVEDV (mL)

74.34±15.14

75.94 ±18.99

0.523

 LVESV (mL)

28.13±6.32

30.38±9.05

0.037

 EF (%)

61.84 ±5.79

59.88±5.42

0.031

 Mean delta 3D LVEF (%)