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Table 2 Left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction pre- and post-cardiac resynchronization therapy

From: Strain-time curve analysis by speckle tracking echocardiography in cardiac resynchronization therapy: Insight into the pathophysiology of responders vs. non-responders

 

Responders

Non-responders

p-value

Pre

   

LVEDV (ml)

241 ± 81

310 ± 111

0.11

LVESV (ml)

184 ± 74

248 ± 109

0.13

LVEF (%)

25 ± 9

21 ± 8

0.37

Post

   

LVEDV (ml)

180 ± 85**

341 ± 118**

0.008

LVESV (ml)

111 ± 63**

274 ± 113*

0.002

LVEF (%)

40 ± 11**

21 ± 5

0.002

  1. *: p < 0.05 versus pre; **: p < 0.01 versus pre
  2. LVEDV left ventricular end-diastolic volume, LVESV left ventricular end-systolic volume, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction
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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

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