*P<0.05
S’ – Systolic longitudinal velocity; E’ – diastolic velocity;
VO2– oxygen uptake; LVEF – Left ventricular ejection
fraction; SV – stroke volume; GLS – global longitudinal strain
Figure legends:
Figure 1: Mechanical augmentation for S’, E’, LVEF, GLS throughout
exercise
(S’ – systolic velocity; E’ – diastolic velocity; LVEF – left
ventricular ejection fraction; GLS – global longitudinal strain;
VO2 – oxygen consumption)
Figure 2: S’ – VO2 relationship throughout exercise
(S’ – systolic velocity; VO2 – oxygen consumption)
Figure 3: Systolic efficiency slope (SES) – S’ – VO2relationship
(S’ – systolic velocity; VO2 – oxygen consumption; sep
– septal; lat - lateral)