Table 2 Two-D and M-mode Echocardiogram.

From: Evaluation of ventricular systolic function by speckle tracking technique in patients with biliary atresia before and after liver transplantation

 

Pre-Tx (n = 30)

Average (SD)

Controls (n = 30)

M Average (SD)

P*

Post-Tx (n = 30)

Average (SD)

Controls (n = 30)

Average (SD)

P*

TAPSE (cm)

1.70 (± 0.26)

1.59 (± 0.29)

0.124

1.86 (± 0.26)

1.90 (± 0.28)

0.536

LV EF Simpson (%)

60.50 (± 4.49)

66.40 (± 6.56)

 < 0.001

60.72 (± 4.31)

64.07 (± 4.08)

0.003

Aortic sinuses (mm)

15.20 (± 2.25)

14.28 (± 2.14)

0.111

21.83 (± 5.04)

20.10 (± 4.21)

0.154

Left Atrium (mm)

22.32 (± 4.03)

15.93 (± 2.39)

 < 0.001

25.35 (± 4.86)

22.42 (± 4.38)

0.017

RVDD (mm)

14.70 (± 1.97)

13.08 (± 1.98)

0.003

18.95 (± 3.63)

17.67 (± 3.69)

0.180

LA volume (ml/m2)

31.78 (± 6.35)

14.25 (± 2.04)

 < 0.001

23.24 (± 5.81)

19.66 (± 4.11)

0.008

Septum (mm)

5.64 (± 1.28)

4.07 (± 0.78)

< 0.001

6.17 (± 1.29)

5.17 (± 1.15)

0.002

LV posterior wall (mm)

5.25 (± 0.96)

3.67 (± 0.71)

 < 0.001

5.96 (± 1.18)

4.77 (± 1.22)

 < 0.001

LVDD (mm)

28.00 (± 4.55)

25.60 (± 4.23)

0.039

36.45 (± 8.07)

36.77 (± 7.09)

0.872

LVSD (mm)

17.40 (± 2.95)

15.73 (± 2.88)

0.031

23.17 (± 5.41)

22.43 (± 4.53)

0.571

LV EF TEICHHOLZ, (%)

69.47 (± 4.96)

71.67 (± 4.20)

0.069

66.93 (± 4.16)

70.47 (± 4.80)

0.004

Fractional shortening (%)

37.67 (± 4.07)

39.30 (± 3.69)

0.109

36.43 (± 3.07)

39.20 (± 3.75)

0.003

LV mass (g)

32.36 (± 12.48)

18.48 (± 8.76)

 < 0.001

60.76 (± 37.31)

48.75 (± 30.29)

0.176

LV mass index (g/m2.7)

89.72 (± 35.56)

39.93 (± 10.30)

< 0.001

40.97 (± 18.28)

32.70 (± 10.02)

0.035

Relative Wall Thickness

0.39 (± 0.10)

0.30 (± 0.05)

 < 0.001

0.34 (± 0.08)

0.27 (± 0.04)

 < 0.001

  1. Statistical significance p < 0.05.
  2. TAPSE, Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic; LV EF, LV ejection fraction; RVDD, right ventricle diastolic diameter; LVDD, LV diastolic diameter; LVSD, LV systolic diameter; *Students t-test.