Table 3 Convetional Doppler parameters.

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*

Aortic VTI (cm)

19.42 (± 4.15)

16.11 (± 2.50)

0.001

19.66 (± 3.20)

20.04 (± 2.27)

0.604

Pulmonary VTI (cm)

19.76 (± 3.74)

16.36 (± 2.48)

 < 0.001

18.50 (± 2.94)

19.40 (± 2.25)

0.190

RVSP (mmHg)

28.90 (± 4.87)

23.83 (± 3.44)

 < 0.001

27.03 (± 5.56)

24.63 (± 3.23)

0.047

Mitral E (cm/s)

112.90 (± 27.29)

104.63 (± 12.12)

0.137

109.73 (± 16.38)

108.83 (± 14.56)

0.823

Mitral A (cm/s)

80.57 (± 21.59)

71.10 (± 13.77)

0.048

66.77 (± 19.28)

63.53 (± 13.49)

0.455

Mitral E/A

1.54 (± 0.49)

1.51 (± 0.28)

0.733

1.79 (± 0.47)

1.75 (± 0.32)

0.697

DT (ms)

131.33 (± 24.91)

116.67 (± 17.25)

0.010

139.17 (± 32.94)

137.87 (± 24.11)

0.862

  1. Statistical significance p < 0.05.
  2. VTI, velocity time integral; RVSP, RV systolic pressure; DT, deceleration time; *Students t-test.
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