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Table 1 CMR parameters before and after surgery and at follow-up

From: Hemodynamic impact of surgical correction of pectus excavatum - a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

 

Pre-op

Post-op

Pre-op vs. post-op P=

Follow-up (n=17)

Pre-op vs. follow-up P=

LV-ejection fraction (%)

59.0±5.1

62.5±3.4

<0.001

61.3±3.7

<0.001

RV-ejection fraction (%)

47.0±5.3

51.3±5.9

<0.001

50.1±3.9

<0.001

LV-EDV (ml)

158.5±32.5

161.2±34.1

ns

155.4±30.1

ns

RV-EDV (ml)

203.6±38.7

195.3±41.9

0.047

189.1±32.9

<0.001

LV-SV (ml)

86.0±16.6

92.4±15.0

0.006

89.7±14.8

ns

RV-SV (ml)

90.6±18.8

99.9±20.5

0.001

93.9±13.7

ns

Heart rate (bpm)

77.1±12.3

76.6±12.9

ns

72.3±11.8

ns

  1. legends: ns: not significant, LV: left ventricular, RV: right ventricular, EDV: enddiastolic volume, SV: stroke volume, bpm: beats per minute.