Table 1.

Patients’ data pre- and post-SVR, showing improved contractility after SVR

Variables	Pre SVR (n = 40)	Post SVR (n = 40)
Cardiac index (L/min/m2)	2.84 ±  0.74	2.59 ± 0.74
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)	85 ± 14	84 ± 8
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	115 ± 20	113 ± 10
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	71 ± 12	70 ± 8
End diastolic volume index (ml/m2)	156 ± 39	110 ± 33*
End systolic volume index (ml/m2)	117 ± 39	77 ± 31*
Stroke volume index (ml/m2)	39 ± 9	33 ± 8*
Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)	26 ± 7	31 ± 10*
LV mass index (g/m2)	112 ± 25	101 ± 23*
End-diastolic long axis, BAed (cm)	10.89 ± 1.16	8.31 ± 1.00*
End-diastolic short axis, APed (cm)	7.00 ± 0.80	6.64 ± 0.78*
End-systolic long axis, BAes (cm)	10.37 ± 1.20	7.87 ± 1.05*
End-systolic short axis, APes (cm)	5.86 ± 0.98	5.23 ± 1.06*
End-diastolic sphericity Index, SIed	0.65 ± 0.087	0.81 ± 0.11*
End-systolic sphericity index, SIes	0.57 ± 0.094	0.67 ± 0.13*
Difference between end-diastolic and end-systolic sphericity index, SIed − SIes	0.077 ± 0.043	0.14 ± 0.059*
Long axis shortening (%)	4.8 ± 3.6	5.4 ± 4.4
Short axis shortening (%)	16.4 ± 6.8	22 ± 9.7*
dV/dt max (ml/s)	364 ± 83	401 ± 81*
Pressure normalized wall stress	4.30 ± 0.95	3.31 ± 0.75*
Stroke work (mmHg l)	6.61 ± 1.96	5.46 ± 1.64*
dσ*/dt max (s−1)	2.69 ± 0.74	3.23 ± 0.73*

Values are mean ± SD

* p < 0.05