Table 2 Conventional echocardiographic data for the study population

LV diastolic diameter (mm)

46.9 ± 4.6

55.9 ± 7.3

55.3 ± 8.9

<0.001

<0.001

NS

LVEDDi (mm/m²)

24.1 ± 2.2

28.0 ± 3.9

27.5 ± 4.2

<0.001

<0.001

NS

Interventricular septum (mm)

10.7 ± 1.5

12.5 ± 1.6

13.5 ± 2.3

<0.001

<0.001

NS

LV posterior wall (mm)

10.1 ± 1.4

11.1 ± 1.5

11.9 ± 2.0

0.02

<0.001

NS

LV ejection fraction (%)

57.2 ± 2.1

54.6 ± 3.4

50.2 ± 8.9

NS

<0.05

0.029

 Aortic annulus

22.5 ± 3.2

27.8 ± 3.2

26.5 ± 2.8

<0.001

<0.001

NS

 Sinus at Valsalva level

35.0 ± 3.6

44.8 ± 7.6

47.2 ± 8.2

<0.001

<0.001

NS

 Sinotubular junction

30.2 ± 3.1

37.6 ± 5.3

43.1 ± 8.8

<0.001

<0.001

NS

 Ascending aorta in end-diastole

33.9 ± 3.3

42.8 ± 2.8

53.2 ± 6.0

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

 Cross sectional area in systole

8.6 ± 1.6

14.5 ± 1.7

21.7 ± 6.7

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

 Cross sectional area in diastole

7.7 ± 1.5

12.8 ± 1.6

19.9 ± 6.3

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

 Aortic annulus

11.6 ± 1.7

13.8 ± 1.5

13.4 ± 1.4

<0.001

<0.001

NS

 Sinus at Valsalva

18.2 ± 1.9

22.2 ± 2.9

23.5 ± 3.6

<0.001

<0.001

NS

 Sinotubular junction

15.6 ± 1.5

18.6 ± 1.5

21.7 ± 4.0

<0.001

<0.001

0.01

 Ascending aorta in end-diastole

17.3 ± 1.7

21.5 ± 2.8

27.0 ± 5.5

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

 Aortic annulus

0.89 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

1.02 ± 0.1

<0.001

<0.001

NS

 Sinus at Valsalva level

1.0 ± 0.1

1.29 ± 0.2

1.35 ± 0.2

<0.001

<0.001

NS

 Sinotubular junction

1.0 ± 0.1

1.24 ± 0.1

1.44 ± 0.2

<0.001

<0.001

0.01

 Ascending aorta in end-diastole

1.1 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.2

1.76 ± 0.3

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001