Diastolic function
The intervention group had improved diastolic function as measured by e’ with mean difference in changes of 0.9 cm/s (0.02; 1.7), P = 0.04 and improvement in E/e’ with mean difference in changes of -1.5 (-2.9; -0.1), P = 0.03 compared to controls. No significant difference in changes was found between groups for E, A, or E/A.