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Table 3 Atrial and aortic parameters by TTE and CMR at baseline (postpartum) and the third trimester in total population (n = 34)

From: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pregnancy: Insights from the cardiac hemodynamic imaging and remodeling in pregnancy (CHIRP) study

 

TTE

CMR

Baseline

Third trimester

P

Baseline

Third trimester

P

(postpartum)

(postpartum)

Atrial parameters

  

LA diameter (mm)

32 ± 3

38 ± 3*

<0.05

31 ± 3

40 ± 3*

<0.05

LA volume (mL)

31 ± 5

43 ± 6*

<0.05

32 ± 3

48 ± 3*

<0.05

RA volume (mL)

29 ± 3

39 ± 7*

<0.05

29 ± 2

45 ± 4*

<0.05

Aortic diameters

  

Sinuses (mm)

33 ± 1

33 ± 4

0.81

33 ± 2

32 ± 2

0.81

Sinotubular junction (mm)

30 ± 2

30 ± 4

0.75

32 ± 2

30 ± 2

0.79

Ascending aorta (mm)

31 ± 3

31 ± 3

0.73

31 ± 2

32 ± 3

0.80

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. LA, left atrial; RA, right atrial. *P < 0.05, third trimester vs. baseline within each imaging modality.
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

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