Table 4.
Echocardiographic characteristics
| Inmediate POP | 3 Months POP | 6 Months POP | 12 Months POP | 24 Months POP | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culitative Evaluation | n = 37 | n = 32 | n = 31 | n = 30 | n = 29 | 0,0001 |
| Mild RV Disfunction, n (%) | 10 (27) | 12 (37.5) | 9 (29) | 5 (16.7) | 2 (6.9) | |
| Moderate RV Disfunction, n (%) | 16 (43.2) | 1 (3.1) | 1 (3.2) | 2 (6.7) | 3 (10.3) | |
| Severe RV Disfunction, n (%) | 9 (24.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Normal RV Function, n (%) | 2 (5.4) | 19 (59.4) | 21 (67.7) | 23 (76.7) | 24 (82.7) | |
| Cuantitative Evaluation | ||||||
| TAPSE (mm) mean ± SD | 8.9 ± 4.9 | 15.1 ± 3.6 | 13.5 ± 4.2 | 14.9 ± 2.8 | 15.8 ± 4.9 | 0,02 |
| sPAP (mmHg) mean ± SD | 39.8 ± 8.2 | 33.8 ± 7.7 | 31.1 ± 6.2 | 30.2 ± 6.4 | 31.0 ± 5.0 | 0,04 |
| IVC dilation (> 2,1 cms) n (%) | 11 (29.7) | 2 (6.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NS |
| LVEF % mean ± SD | ND | 59.2 (6.7) | 57.8 (6.5) | 57.5 (5.1) | 58.5 (4.6) | 0,56 |
| Tricuspid Regurgitation | 0,005 | |||||
| Mild, n (%) | 19 (51.3) | 17 (53.1) | 16 (51.6) | 18 (60) | 18 (62) | |
| Moderate, n (%) | 8 (21.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Severe, n (%) | 3 (8.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Normal, n (%) | 7 (19.8) | 15 (46.9) | 15 (48.4) | 12 (40) | 11 (38) |
sPAP: systolic pulmonary artery pressure; TAPSE: Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction; IVC: inferior vena cava; RV: right ventricle; n: number; %: percentage; IQR: Interquartile range; SD: standard deviation.