Table 2 values of LAV and parameters of LA function before and after chemotherapy.

From: Early change in left atrial function in patients treated with anthracyclines assessed by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography

 

Before

After

P

LAVmax (ml/m2)

16.3 ± 5.2

15.7 ± 4.9

0.443

LAVmin (ml/m2)

6.8 ± 2.9

6.2 ± 2.7

0.219

LAVpre-A (ml/m2)

11.5 ± 4.1

12.0 ± 4.3

0.400

Filling volume (ml)

9.49 ± 4.15

9.43 ± 3.70

0.925

Expansion index (%)

1.69 ± 1.15

1.84 ± 1.34

0.511

DEI

0.58 ± 0.14

0.60 ± 0.13

0.426

PE (%)

0.51 ± 0.14

0.40 ± 0.12

<0.001

PEI

0.29 ± 0.10

0.23 ± 0.06

<0.001

AE (%)

0.49 ± 0.14

0.60 ± 0.12

<0.001

AEI

0.41 ± 0.16

0.47 ± 0.16

0.048

  1. AE, Active emptying % of total emptying; AEI, active emptying index; DEI, diastolic emptying index; LAVmax, maximum left atrial volume index; LAVmin, minimum left atrial volume index; LAVpre-a, left atrial volume index before atrial contraction; PE, passive emptying % of total emptying; PEI, passive emptying index.
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