Fig. 1

– Evolution of LV geometrical and functional parameters through intervention groups from pre-treatment (6 months after infection) and post-treatment (8 months after infection). LVEDD: left ventricle end-diastolic dimension (A); LVESD: left ventricle end-systolic dimension (B); LVEF- 2D: left ventricle ejection fraction from bidimensional (C); LVEF-MMode: left ventricle ejection fraction from MMode (D); GLS: global longitudinal strain (E); WMSi: wall motion score index (F)..mm = millimeters; %=percentage. p = mixed_ANOVA.