Impact of pericardial adhesions on diastolic function as assessed by vortex formation time, a parameter of transmitral flow efficiency

Table 2 Echocardiographic Parameters

Variable	Baseline	Intervention	P value
E (m/s)	0.49 ± 0.16	0.44 ± 0.04	0.3228
A (m/s)	0.55 ± 0.12	0.42 ± 0.13	0.0342
E/A	0.92 ± 0.28	1.12 ± 0.32	0.1162
E/E'	5.21 ± 1.60	4.03 ± 1.15	0.1310
EDV (mL)	60.73 ± 18.11	42.30 ± 11.13	0.0008
ESV (mL)	25.50 ± 7.65	24.31 ± 6.83	0.5223
SV (mL)	34.49 ± 10.55	17.22 ± 4.95	0.0002
EF (%)	57.03 ± 2.44	40.66 ± 6.20	0.0001

A, peak transmitral flow velocities at late filling phases; E, peak transmitral flow velocities at early filling phase; E', early diastolic myocardial peak velocity septal annulus; EDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; EF, ejection fraction; ESV, left ventricular end-systolic volume; SV, stroke volume.

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