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Table 3 Changes of recommended measures of left ventricle in 48 studied participants over the time

From: Effect of kidney transplantation on right ventricular function, assessment by 2- dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography

LV function indices

Before transplant

One week after transplant

One month after transplant

3 months after transplant

Mean square

F

P-value

LA volume index

31.27 ± 5.5

30.89 ± 4.6

29.27 ± 3.5

26.69 ± 3.6

200.31

15.2

0.000

LVEDV

96.8 ± 12

102.18 ± 13

103.95 ± 9.8

96.54 ± 8.8

804.79

6.4

0.001

LVEF

58.53 ± 5.7

56.19 ± 7.3

57 ± 7.3

58.5 ± 4.3

42.12

1.79

0.166

CO/index

3.05 ± 48

3.22 ± 0.54

3.5 ± 0.40

3.44 ± 0.47

1.59

6.25

0.001

E/e

0.78 ± 0.20

0.76 ± 0.20

0.86 ± 0.22

0.92 ± 0.24

0.241

5.94

0.002