Table 5.

Differences in left ventricular volumetric parameters measured by 2- and 3-dimensional echocardiography

	3D	2D	P value
Pre-HD (n = 58)
End-diastolic volume (mL/m2)	73.0 ± 17.0	67.4 ± 15.7	<0.001
End-systolic volume (mL/m2)	25.9 ± 7.6	23.1 ± 6.7	<0.001
Stroke volume (mL/m2)	47.1 ± 10.4	43.7 ± 10.5	<0.001
Ejection fraction	64.9 ± 3.9	65.1 ± 4.4	0.770
Post-HD (n = 58)
End-diastolic volume (mL/m2)	61.2 ± 15.2	56.5 ± 17.1	<0.001
End-systolic volume (mL/m2)	24.0 ± 6.9	20.8 ± 7.6	<0.001
Stroke volume (mL/m2)	37.2 ± 8.9	35.7 ± 10.4	0.029
Ejection fraction	61.0 ± 3.3	63.6 ± 4.3	<0.001

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