Variables Patients Controls P
Left ventricle  
Sm,cm/s 7.9 ± 0.4 7.8 ± 0.5 0.96
Em,cm/s 7.3 ± 1.5 12.6 ± 2.3 0.01
Am,cm/s 10.8 ± 0.8 10.90.4 0.77
Em/Am 0.8 ± 0.1 1 ± 0.13 0.01
IRT,ms 100.1 ± 10.3 88 ± 11 0.01
MPI 0.64 ± 0.04 0.49 ± 0.05 0.01
Right ventricle  
Sm,cm/s 12.3 ± 1.9 13.1 ± 1.2 0.41
Em,cm/s 8.2 ± 1.02 12.6 ± 2.3 0.01
Am,cm/s 13.3 ± 0.8 16.1 ± 1,1 0.45
IRT,ms 80.5 ± 10.2 64.6 ± 14.8 0.01
MPI 0.51 ± 0.05 0.44 ± 0.08 0.01
E: Mitral E velocity, A: Mitral A velocity; DT: Deceleration Time; IRT:Isovolumetric Relaxation Time; MPI: Myocardial Performance Index.
Table 3: Tissue Doppler parameters of CSF and control groups.