| All patients | Controls | WMA group | ||
| Clinical characteristics | ||||
| No of patients | 83 | 50 | 33 | |
| Age (years) | 54 (19) | 46 (19) | 67 (11) | |
| Gender (males/females) | 67/16 | 36/14 | 31/2 | |
| NYHA | I | 38 (46%) | 36 (72%) | 2 (6%) |
| II | 21 (25%) | 11 (22%) | 10 (30%) | |
| III | 24 (29%) | 3 (6%) | 21 (63%) | |
| Echocardiographic characteristics | ||||
| RWMS | 21 (8) | 16 (0) | 30 (6) | |
| AR ⩾3 | 13 (16%) | 13 (26%) | 0 (0%) | |
| AS | 7 (8%) | 7 (14%) | 0 (0%) | |
| MR ⩾3 | 10 (12%) | 10 (20% | 0 (0%) | |
| cMR ejection fraction | 50 (16%) | 59 (9%) | 36 (14%) | |
AR, aortic regurgitation; AS, aortic stenosis; MR, mitral regurgitation; RWMS, regional wall motion score.