Table 5 Changes in electrocardiographic, echocardiographic and CMR parameters in patients undergoing transplant
Pre-transplant | 1 year post-transplant | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Echocardiography | |||
LVEF (%) | 65.8 ± 5.0 | 62.5 ± 4.9 | 0.035 |
LV EDD (mm) | 49.5 ± 4.7 | 46.0 ± 5.1 | 0.003 |
LV ESD (mm) | 28.7 ± 3.9 | 27.9 ± 4.0 | 0.465 |
GLS (%) | −24.9 ± 2.4 | −20.6 ± 3.4 | < 0.001 |
GCS (%) | −28.4 ± 3.6 | −24.6 ± 4.2 | 0.011 |
E/A ratio | 1.18 ± 0.51 | 0.85 ± 0.27 | 0.002 |
E/e’ ratio | 11.0 ± 0.23 | 8.9 ± 2.9 | 0.030 |
CMR | |||
LV EDV (mL)_ | 167 ± 48 | 130 ± 30 | 0.001 |
LV ESV (mL) | 57 ± 22 | 48 ± 17 | 0.102 |
LVEF (%) | 66.8 ± 6.8 | 65.1 ± 6.5 | 0.382 |
LV mass index (g/m2) | 65.2 ± 9.3 | 59.5 ± 8.2 | 0.001 |
LV mass/LV-EDV ratio | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.028 |
Native T1 (msec) | 1206 ± 72 | 1173 ± 73 | 0.121 |
ECV (%) | 30.9 ± 4.5 | 25.4 ± 2.6 | < 0.001 |
Electrocardiogram | |||
QTc interval (msec) | 475 ± 41 | 429 ± 30 | 0.001 |