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Table 4: Pre- and post-surgical echocardiographic measurements in patients with mechanical valve prosthesis. |
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Study measurements |
Mean ± SD |
p |
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LVEF (%) |
0.0001 |
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Pre-surgical |
48.91 ± 15.171 |
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Post-surgical |
58.04 ± 13.210 |
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LV mass (g) |
0.0001 |
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Pre-surgical |
303.26 ± 98.711 |
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Post-surgical |
227.43 ± 69.290 |
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LV mass index (g/m2) |
0.0002 |
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Pre-surgical |
173.61 ± 47.214 |
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Post-surgical |
123.61 ± 35.863 |
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RWT |
0.0001 |
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Pre-surgical |
0.559 ± 0.1126 |
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Post-surgical |
0.440 ± 0.0870 |
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Septum wall (mm) |
0.0001 |
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Pre-surgical |
14.41 ± 2.146 |
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Post-surgical |
12.04 ± 2.383 |
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Posterior wall (mm) |
0.0001 |
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Pre-surgical |
14.00 ± 3.580 |
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Post-surgical |
10.91 ± 1.756 |
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PASP (mmHg) |
0.0001 |
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Pre-surgical |
49.96 ± 19.848 |
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Post-surgical |
32.57 ± 17.671 |
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RWT = relative wall thickness. LV = left ventricle. LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction. PASP = pulmonary arterial systolic pressure. SD = standard deviation. |
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