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Table 4 CMR Strain and Timing Parameters before and after PEA

From: Pulmonary endarterectomy normalizes interventricular dyssynchrony and right ventricular systolic wall stress

Strain and timing

Pre PEA

Post PEA

Mean Change (Postop to Preop)

p-Value

LV peak strain (%)

-19 ± 3

-20 ± 4

-0.5 ± 5

.70

RV peak strain (%)

-13 ± 3

-17 ± 3

-4 ± 3

0.001

SP peak strain (%)

-14 ± 3

-16 ± 4

-2 ± 3

0.09

RR (ms)

823 ± 70

840 ± 90

17 ± 134

0.64

Tmax LVSB (ms)

397 ± 77

Not observed

-

-

TpeakRV (ms)

405 ± 61

352 ± 67

-53 ± 80

0.02

TpeakLV (ms)

310 ± 46

356 ± 45

46 ± 80

0.09

TpeakSP (ms)

296 ± 43

320 ± 58

-23 ± 82

0.33

LV to RV delay in Tpeak (ms)

97 ± 49

-4 ± 51

-101 ± 49

< 0.001

SP to RV delay in Tpeak (ms)

110 ± 78

25 ± 51

-85 ± 84

0.004

  1. LV = left ventricular; LVSB = leftward septal bowing; RV = right ventricular; RR = R to R interval; SP = septum; Tpeak = Time to peak; Tmax = Time of maximal LVSB