Table 3.
Geometric and functional data of the left ventricle
| Group S (n = 51) | Group L (n = 60) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVEDD (mm) | Preoperative | 63 ± 6 | 70 ± 11* | 0.0486 |
| Postoperative | 57 ± 8 | 63 ± 8 | 0.0547 | |
| LVESD (mm) | Preoperative | 51 ± 10 | 60 ± 13* | 0.0431 |
| Postoperative | 49 ± 11 | 55 ± 9 | 0.0716 | |
| LVEDVI (ml/m2) | Preoperative | 129 ± 17 | 200 ± 52* | <0.0001 |
| Postoperative | 89 ± 24 | 141 ± 38* | <0.0001 | |
| LVESVI (ml/m2) | Preoperative | 85 ± 15 | 159 ± 49* | <0.0001 |
| Postoperative | 61 ± 19 | 108 ± 40* | <0.0001 | |
| EF (%) | Preoperative | 26 ± 6 | 24 ± 7 | 0.0623 |
| Postoperative | 24 ± 7 | 22 ± 5 | 0.0765 | |
| Severity of MR | Preoperative | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 2.5 ± 1.0 | 0.1694 |
| Postoperative | 0.9 ± 1.6 | 0.4 ± 0.6 | 0.1190 | |
| Severity of TR | Preoperative | 0.6 ± 0.9 | 0.7 ± 0.9 | 0.3398 |
| Postoperative | 0.5 ± 0.8 | 0.4 ± 0.5 | 0.3290 | |
| RVSP (mm Hg) | Preoperative | 41 ± 19 | 39 ± 16 | 0.3819 |
| Postoperative | 33 ± 8 | 32 ± 13 | 0.4881 | |
LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVESD: left ventricular end-systolic diameter; LVEDVI: left ventricular end-diastolic volume index; LVESVI: left ventricular end-systolic volume index; EF: ejection fraction; MR: mitral regurgitation; TR: tricuspid regurgitation; RVSP: right ventricular systolic pressure. *p <0.05 vs. Preoperative values. Pre and postoperative values are expressed as means ± SEM.