Table 3

 Main systolic tissue velocity peak time differences at baseline and at follow up for all patients

SiteTiming of measurementBaseline time difference (ms)Short term follow up (ms)Long term follow up (ms)
Data are mean (SD). Positive value: delayed LV free wall; negative value: delayed IVS.
*p<0.05.
Basal LVIVC19.6 (25.9)12.5 (19.1)9.0 (23.3)
SYS29.1 (47.9)*13.7 (72.7)−4.2 (58.1)*
Mid-LVIVC27.1 (31.1)9.3 (26.)10.9 (32.4)
SYS18.4 (61.0)−20.6 (74.0)−16.2 (67.0)