Table 4: TEI index correlated with Disease duration.

Variable Duration of Disease=20 years Duration of Disease >20 years P
{n=15} {n=7}
Concentric remodeling of the left ventricle 0 (0%) 3 (42.9%) 0.023
Left ventricular hypertrophy 0 (0%) 1 (14.3%) 0.318
Aortic root dilation 1 (6.7%) 1 (14.3%) 1
Diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle 3 (20.0%) 0 (0%) 0.523
Altered myocardial performance index 2 (13.3%) 5 (71.4%) 0.014
Mild aortic reflux 0 (0%) 1 (14.3%) 0.318
Mild mitral reflux 0 (0%) 1 (14.3%) 0.318