Table 3.

Inter- and intra-group left ventricular end systolic diameter analysis (mm) between pre-operative evaluation and 60 days after surgery.

	Group	n	Mean	Standard Deviation	P
LVESD pre	SIS	10	23.95	2.73
	Control	5	22.40	2.61	0.313
LVESD post	SIS	10	30.00	5.60
	Control	5	28.20	3.27	0.522
Group	P (pre x post)
SIS	0.005
Control	0.004

LVESD - Left ventricular end systolic diameter; SIS - Porcine small intestinal submucosa