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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Important parameters of diastolic function improved in the L-carnitine group only : left atrial size (3. 6 + / - 0. 4 cm before treatment vs. 3. 4 + / - 0. 5 cm after treatment, p = 0. 01) ; isovolemic relaxation time (127 + / - 26 ms before vs. 113 + / - 24 ms after treatment, p = 0. 007) ; septal mitral E'velocity (0. 064 + / - 0. 01 m/s before vs. 0. 074 + / - 0. 01 m/s after treatment, p = 0. 01), and lateral mitral E velocity (0. 082 + / - 0. 01 m/s before vs. 0. 091 + / - 0. 02 m/s after treatment, p = 0. 006).