Table 1 Echocardiographic parameters of the EDTA and control groups.

From: Attenuation of ischemia–reperfusion injury by intracoronary chelating agent administration

 

EDTA (n = 10)

Control (n = 10)

p value

Day 0

LVEDD (mm)

34 ± 3.1

33.0 ± 2.9

0.6532

LVESD (mm)

22.6 ± 3.2

22.9 ± 2.2

0.9023

LVEDV (mL)

40.0 ± 11.2

36.8 ± 9.0

0.683

LVESV (mL)

16.2 ± 7.3

15.0 ± 5.7

0.8061

LV EF (%)

61.9 ± 10.7

59.2 ± 10.7

0.5675

Day 28

LVEDD (mm)

38.8 ± 3.3

43.9 ± 3.7

0.0089

LVESD (mm)

27.5 ± 4.0

35.2 ± 4.1

0.0028

LVEDV (mL)

52.1 ± 11.4

70.2 ± 14.3

0.0101

LVESV (mL)

28.3 ± 7.9

46.5 ± 14.3

0.0057

LV EF (%)

45.3 ± 10.3

34.4 ± 11.8

0.031

Thinning (mm)

44.2 ± 1.3

86.8 ± 10.5

0.003

Total length (mm)

139.0 ± 5.4

141.2 ± 14.5

0.76

Thinning ratio (%)

31.8 ± 0.6

61.5 ± 5.9

0.002

  1. LVEDD left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, LVESD left ventricular end-systolic diameter, LVEDV LV end-diastolic volume, LVESV left ventricular end-systolic volume, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction by volumetric calculation.