From: Heart recovery and reverse remodeling following lung transplant in pulmonary artery hypertension
Patients characteristics | Primary (n = 11) | Secondary (n = 32) | P value |
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Pre-operative echocardiography | |||
Ejection fraction | 65 (65–68) | 65 (60–70) | 0.91 |
Body surface area, m2 | 1.9 (1.65–2.02) | 1.86 (1.76–2.01) | 0.98 |
Left atrium A-P dimension, mm | 34 (30.5–38) | 33 (31–39) | 0.89 |
Systolic RVP, mm Hg | 71 (63–80.5) | 40 (34–60) | 0.004 |
RV basal diameter, mm | 53 (46–55) | 40 (38–35) | 0.006 |
RA diameter, mm | 60 (49–65.5) | 38.5 (31.75–45.25) | 0.001 |
TV peak regurgitant velocity | 3.97 (3.52–4.17) | 2.97 (2.67–3.64) | 0.02 |
Post-operative echocardiography | |||
Ejection fraction | 64 (60–65) | 61.5 (56.2–65) | 0.95 |
Body surface area, m2 | 1.7 (1.7–2.1) | 1.92 (11.62–2.07) | 0.79 |
Left atrium A-P dimension, mm | 38 (37–43) | 39 (33.5–41.7) | 0.40 |
Systolic RVP, mm Hg | 31 (27–34.5) | 26 (23.75–30) | 0.14 |
RV basal diameter, mm | 34 (28–36) | 36 (34–44) | 0.13 |
RA diameter, mm | 35 (33–42) | 37 (33–40) | 0.67 |
TV peak regurgitant velocity | 2.4 (2.24–2.52) | 2.27 (2.16–2.42) | 0.35 |