Table 5.
Left ventricular changes.
| RR
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SR
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preop | Postop | Last f/u | Preop | Postop | Last f/u | |
| LVEF (%) * | 59.5 ± 7.8 | 53.5 ± 8.5 | 58.1 ± 10.0 | 61.2 ± 9.9 | 57.3 ± 5.8 | 60.1 ± 11.0 |
| LVESD (mm)* | 47.3 ± 6.7 | 43.8 ± 8.8 | 38.5 ± 9.6 | 46.3 ± 9.9 | 42.0 ± 4.5 | 39.3 ± 6.1 |
| LVEDD (mm)* | 59.7 ± 10.1 | 47.7 ± 7.6 | 47.0 ± 8.2 | 58.6 ± 9.7 | 49.9 ± 10.0 | 49.0 ± 6.6 |
| LAD (mm) | 53.1 ± 5.2 | 45.0 ± 2.6 | 44.5 ± 6.2 | 52.6 ± 9.2 | 44.6 ± 4.4 | 44.9 ± 7.2 |
MR, mitral regurgitation; NYHA, New York Heart Association, RR, classic rigid ring; SR, physio semi-rigid ring; Preop, Preoperative; Postop, postoperative (immediate); Last f/u, last follow-up; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVESD, left ventricular end-systolic dimension; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; LAD, left atrial dimension.
*
All parameters were changed significantly (p < 0.001) between postoperative and last follow-up at serial examination by means of echocardiography. There were no significant differences between the 2 rings in each parameter (repeated-measures analysis of variance).