Table 4:

Preoperative echo

Variable	n = 18
Ejection fraction (%)	59 ± 13.3
Vmax (m/s)	3.5 ± 1.5
Peak gradient (mmHg)	56.7 ± 42.7
Mean gradient (mmHg)	56.2 ± 42.6
Aortic root diameter (mm)	35.3 ± 5.6
Ascending aorta diameter (mm)	37.7 ± 7.8
LVEDD (mm)	55 ± 12.1
LVESD (mm)	33.1 ± 11.8
LVEDV (ml)	120.5 ± 48.7
LVESV (ml)	48.7 ± 38.1

LVEDD: left ventricular end diastolic dimension; LVESD: left ventricular end systolic dimension; LVEDV: left ventricular end diastolic volume; LVESV: left ventricular end systolic volume