Echocardiographic results
| Beginning | 6 months | p-value | |
| LVEDV [ml] | 120 ± 45 | 132 ± 38 | 0.1 |
| LVESV [ml] | 57 ± 24 | 64 ± 28 | 0.5 |
| LVSV [ml] | 64 ± 32 | 68 ± 16 | 0.4 |
| LVEF [%] | 51 ± 15 | 53 ± 11 | 0.9 |
| LV mass [g] | 223 ± 68 | 292 ± 104 | 0.01 |
| LV wall stress diastole [kPa] | 2.3 ± 0.5 | 2.1 ± 0.5 | 0.5 |
| LV wall stress systole [kPa] | 9.8 ± 4.2 | 9.0 ± 3.2 | 0.6 |