Comparison of echocardiographic variables between responders and non-responders
| Responders (n=50) | Non-responders (n=8) | p Value | |
| Left ventricular dimension in diastole (mm) | 48.0±8.5 | 52.4±5.2 | 0.186 |
| Left ventricular dimension in systole (mm) | 34.4±10.1 | 36.3±5.0 | 0.436 |
| Interventricular septal wall thickness (mm) | 10.6±1.9 | 12.4±1.3 | 0.005 |
| Posterior wall thickness (mm) | 10.8±1.6 | 11.4±1.5 | 0.271 |
| Interventricular septal wall thickness/posterior wall thickness | 0.99±0.13 | 1.10±0.19 | 0.221 |
| Left ventricular mass index (g/m2) | 128.2±36.8 | 159.0±28.5 | 0.025 |
| Left atrial dimension (mm) | 39.5±8.4 | 45.0±3.9 | 0.04 |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) | 54.1±14.2 | 55.7±9.9 | 0.892 |
| E-velocity (cm/s) | 79.7±25.3 | 115.7±40.8 | 0.002 |
| e′-velocity (cm/s) | 4.7±1.4 | 4.7±1.4 | 0.815 |
| E/e′ | 17.6±7.2 | 24.0±11.1 | 0.125 |