Population
Of the 68 patients recruited 11 were excluded (nine studies were off
insufficient image quality for meaningful analysis and 2 studies did not
have TDI switched on during exercise). Fifty-seven participants were
included in the final analysis. Thirty-two (56%) were male, aged 29.2 ±
3.3 years, weight of 71.6 ± 12.9 kg and height of 175 ± 10.3 cm.
Baseline LVEF, end-diastolic (EDV) and end-systolic volumes (ESV) were
within normal ranges (LVEF: 61.0 ± 2.8 %; EDV: 120 ± 30.2 mL; ESV; 46.9
± 13.3 mL) (table 1 and 2).