TABLE 7.
Echocardiographic parameters for patients with less than 6 months from heart transplant to EMB.
| Parameters | NACR (n = 28) | PACR (n = 27) | p-value |
| LVDD (mm) | 43.6 ± 23.4 | 42.1 ± 4.6 | 0.18 |
| PW (mm) | 9.9 ± 1.8 | 10.7 ± 1.7 | 0.09 |
| SW (mm) | 43.7 ± 3.1 | 43.7 ± 5.4 | 0.99 |
| Relative wall thickness | 0.46 ± 0.09 | 0.51 ± 0.09 | 0.03 |
| Ejection fraction (biplane Simpson) % | 62.1 ± 8.6 | 64.3 ± 10.9 | 0.44 |
| LV mass index (g/m2) | 89.3 ± 30.7 | 95.8 ± 29.1 | 0.044 |
| RV diameter (mm) | 34.5 ± 5.9 | 35.1 ± 4.8 | 0.69 |
| TAPSE (mm) | 12.4 ± 3.1 | 12.3 ± 2.5 | 0.80 |
| Lateral annulus tricuspid SV (cm/s) | 7.4 ± 2.2 | 7.2 ± 2.4 | 0.74 |
| RV FAC % | 43.6 ± 7.1 | 44.9 ± 9.6 | 0.53 |
| LA volume index (g/m2) | 43.4 ± 22.9 | 41.4 ± 10.7 | 0.68 |
| RA volume index (g/m2) | 24.0 ± 11.1 | 23.5 ± 7.8 | 0.83 |
| LV GLS (absolute %) | 11.9 ± 2.3 | 11.7 ± 2.5 | 0.73 |
| RV FWLS % (absolute %) | 15.3 ± 6.8 | 16.2 ± 5.6 | 0.61 |
| MWI (mmHg%) | 1073.9 ± 441 | 1313 ± 542 | 0.08 |
| MWE % | 84.7 ± 9 | 88.6 ± 4.9 | 0.05 |
| CW (mmHg%) | 1298.2 ± 410 | 1537.5 ± 534 | 0.07 |
| WW (mmHg%) | 174 ± 125 | 151 ± 66 | 0.91 |
NACR, negative acute cellular rejection; PACR, positive acute cellular rejection; LVDD, left ventricle diastolic diameter; PW, left ventricle posterior wall thickness; SW, septal wall thickness; LV, left ventricle; RV, right ventricle; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; FAC, fractional area change; LA, left atrial; RA, right atrial; E, mitral early systolic velocity; e’ septal, septal annulus early diastolic velocity; e’ lateral, lateral annulus early diastolic velocity; RV-FWLS, right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain; WI, myocardial work index; MWE, myocardial work efficiency; CW, constructive work; WW, wasted work.