Table 1 Changes in MRI parameters following the pregnancy.

Global Heart (ms)

33.27 ± 6.72

34.09 ± 9.46

0.82 ± 8.07

0.523

Number of segments with T2* < 20 ms

1.71 ± 2.93

2.35 ± 4.72

0.65 ± 5.44

0.953

MRI LIC (mg/g dw)

4.08 ± 3.55

16.89 ± 8.89

12.82 ± 8.19

<0.0001

LV EDVI (ml/m2)

76.53 ± 8.46

78.53 ± 10.42

2.00 ± 11.95

0.500

LV ESVI (ml/m2)

27.06 ± 3.96

29.24 ± 5.67

2.18 ± 5.37

0.114

LV SVI (ml/m2)

49.41 ± 7.19

47.41 ± 7.28

-2.00 ± 9.69

0.408

LV mass index (g/m2)

51.53 ± 8.43

54.76 ± 9.54

3.24 ± 6.66

0.062

LV EF (%)

64.00 ± 4.64

62.53 ± 4.68

-1.47 ± 5.86

0.317

RV EDVI (ml/m2)

73.24 ± 9.47

75.76 ± 10.94

2.53 ± 11.94

0.395

RV ESVI (ml/m2)

24.24 ± 6.06

27.82 ± 6.44

3.59 ± 6.43

0.035

RV SVI (ml/m2)

47.47 ± 8.35

47.41 ± 7.28

-0.06 ± 10.69

0.982

RV EF (%)

66.82 ± 5.43

63.06 ± 5.51

3.77 ± 5.84

0.017