Table 4

Changes in diastolic function by Doppler echocardiography between weeks 0 and 12

MetoprololCeliprololPlacebo
0 12 0 12 0 12
Mitral E/A1.35 (0.3)1.09 (0.2)1.32 (0.3)1.38 (0.3)1.65 (0.5)1.53 (0.5)
Mitral DT (ms)149 (32)207 (25)152 (11)144 (10)136 (19)157 (33)
LV IVRT (ms)125 (8)135 (9)126 (14)129 (9)119 (18)154 (45)
RFP (%)625050676750
ARP (%)255050331717
Normal pattern (%)120001733
  • Values are means (SEM) unless otherwise stated.

  • ARP, abnormal relaxation pattern; DT, deceleration time of E wave; E/A, ratio of peak early E wave velocity over peak A wave velocity; LV IVRT, left ventricular isovolumic relaxation time; RFP, restrictive filling pattern.