*P<0.05

S’ – Systolic longitudinal velocity; E’ – diastolic velocity;\(\dot{\mathrm{V}}\mathrm{O}_{\mathrm{2}}\) – oxygen uptake; LVEF – Left ventricular ejection fraction; ESV – end systolic volume; SV – stroke volume; GLS – global longitudinal strain

Table 4: Correlations between measures of myocardial function and VO₂peak at baseline low intensity and peak intensity exercise