| Patients | Normals |
Sex | 12 Males, 5 Females | 7 Males, 1 Female |
Body surface area | 2.26 ± 0.23 | 2.17 ± 0.21 |
Blood pressure, mmHg | 178/94 ± 14/14* | 119/70 ± 9/5* |
Heart rate | 71 ± 11 | 75 ± 7 |
Posterior wall thickness diastole, cm | 1.24 ± 0.22* | 0.75 ± 0.08* |
Septal wall thickness diastole, cm | 1.29 ± 0.24* | 0.79 ± 0.06* |
LV end-diastolic dimension, cm | 5.21 ± 0.36 | 5.00 ± 0.44 |
LV end-systolic dimension, cm | 3.63 ± 0.35 | 3.34 ± 0.37 |
Relative wall thickness | 0.48 ± 0.08* | 0.30 ± 0.03* |
LV mass, g/m2.7 (echocardiographic; allometric) | 65.7 ± 23.4* | 28.1 ± 6.0* |
Septal/posterior wall ratio | 1.04:1 | 1.05:1 |
End-systolic circumferential stress, g/cm2 | 175 ± 27 | 146 ± 28 |
Fractional shortening, % | 32 ± 6 | 33 ± 3 |
Ejection fraction, % | 64 ± 11 | 65 ± 5 |
Echo MWS, % | 13.4 ± 2.8† | 18.2 ± 1.5† |