Table 3. Echocardiographic parameters before and after Cardioband implantation.

Pat.	TR grade		TR-VC, mm		TR coaptation deficit, mm		TV ring D, mm		TVA anteroseptal D, mm		RV basal D, mm		TAPSE		Sys. hepatico-venous reflux
	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
1	5	2	9	3	9	0	57	39	55	48	66	48	23	8	Yes	No
2	5	2	22	3	11	0	39	29	48	34	46	34	20	19	Yes	No
3	5	3	13	10	18	5	27	26	41	37	37	37	17	15	Yes	No
4	3	1	8	3	0	0	33	27	41	43	40	43	17	17	Yes	No
5	5	3	22	11	13	3	41	28	49	38	55	38	16	13	Yes	Yes
6	5	2	9	5	6	4	50	28	41	52	52	52	14	21	Yes	Yes
7	5	3	16	11	5	0	49	34	45	54	58	54	12	12	Yes	Yes
8	3	2	9	5	0	0	38	33	36	40	42	40	21	24	Yes	No
9	5	3	22	7	11	0	44	34	46	57	57	57	18	ø	Yes	No
10	4	1	14	3	Ø	0	32	24	38	41	36	41	19	15	Yes	No
11	5	2	13	5	Ø	Ø	50	39	55	44	64	44	22	21	Yes	No
12	5	2	19	Ø	4	Ø	34	Ø	44	44	47	44	18	10	Yes	No
13	3	1	8	4	2	0	41	30	34	37	43	37	16	10	Yes	No
14	5	1	13	3	12	0	47	38	42	34	45	34	19	10	Yes	No
Average	71.4% 5 7.2% 4 21.4% 3	21.4% 3 43.0% 2 28.6% 1	14±6	6±3	7±6	2±2	42±9	30±4	44±7	34±7	49±10	44±7	18±3	15±5	100% Yes	21.4% Yes 78.6% No
	p<0.001		p<0.001		p=0.003		p<0.001		p<0.001		p=0.014		p=0.128		p<0.001
D: diameter; RV: right ventricular; Sys: systolic; TAPSE: tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; TR: tricuspid regurgitation; TV: tricuspid valve; TVA: tricuspid valve annulus; VC: vena contracta