Table 4 Tissue Doppler imaging.

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)

Average (SD)

P*

Post-Tx (n = 30)

Average (SD)

Controls (n = 30)

Average (SD)

P*

RV e’ (cm/s)

15.77 (± 2.85)

16.27 (± 3.39)

0.539

16.50 (± 1.94)

17.43 (± 2.75)

0.134

RV a’ (cm/s)

12.43 (± 3.20)

12.83 (± 3.05)

0.622

11.53 (± 3.54)

10.43 (± 2.24)

0.157

RV e’/a’

1.34 (± 0.40)

1.31 (± 0.27)

0.700

1.54 (± 0.43)

1.76 (± 0.54)

0.081

RV S’ (cm/s)

12.67 (± 1.73)

12.37 (± 2.88)

0.627

13.37 (± 2.13)

14.47 (± 1.72)

0.031

RV IVRT (ms)

37.77 (± 6.45)

35.27 (± 4.03)

0.078

40.07 (± 6.24)

39.37 (± 6.17)

0.664

RV MPI

0.34 (± 0.06)

0.34 (± 0.05)

0.887

0.34 (± 0.05)

0.35 (± 0.06)

0.230

Septal e’ (cm/s)

10.83 (± 1.93)

11.70 (± 2.94)

0.183

13.27 (± 1.80)

14.40 (± 2.51)

0.049

Septal a’ (cm/s)

8.17 (± 1.44)

7.63 (± 1.63)

0.184

7.43 (± 2.21)

6.63 (± 1.47)

0.105

Septal e’/a’

1.38 (± 0.42)

1.61 (± 0.57)

0.091

1.94 (± 0.63)

2.30 (± 0.72)

0.049

Septal S’ (cm/s)

7.60 (± 0.97)

8.00 (± 2.08)

0.346

8.23 (± 1.10)

8.60 (± 1.57)

0.299

Septal IVRT (ms)

34.43 (± 8.23)

34.93 (± 4.78)

0.775

37.13 (± 7.26)

36.77 (± 5.89)

0.831

Septal MPI

0.31 (± 0.05)

0.33 (± 0.05)

0.127

0.32 (± 0.07)

0.31 (± 0.05)

0.740

Lateral e’ (cm/s)

13.37 (± 3.48)

12.10 (± 2.98)

0.135

17.50 (± 2.99)

17.97 (± 2.88)

0.541

Lateral a’ (cm/s)

8.53 (± 2.32)

7.03 (± 1.87)

0.008

8.83 (± 2.95)

6.70 (± 1.53)

0.001

Lateral e’/a’

1.65 (± 0.57)

1.86 (± 0.78)

0.254

2.19 (± 0.78)

2.82 (± 0.73)

0.002

Lateral S’ (cm/s)

8.87 (± 1.57)

7.23 (± 1.38)

 < 0.001

10.10 (± 1.84)

9.87 (± 2.61)

0.691

Lateral IVRT (ms)

39.30 (± 7.71)

35.40 (± 4.53)

0.021

37.53 (± 4.87)

36.00 (± 4.79)

0.224

Lateral MPI

0.36 (± 0.11)

0.34 (± 0.05)

0.445

0.31 (± 0.07)

0.31 (± 0.04)

0.947

Mitral E/e’

9.55 (± 2.48)

9.18 (± 2.16)

0.542

7.31 (± 1.66)

6.88 (± 1.45)

0.291

  1. Statistical significance p < 0.05.
  2. IVRT, isovolumic relaxation time; MPI, Myocardial Performance Index; *Students t-test.
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