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Table 4 Echocardiographic parameters in patients after RT (n = 54)

From: The improvement of QRS-T angle as a manifestation of reverse electrical remodeling following renal transplantation in end-stage kidney disease patients on haemodialysis

parameter

1 week after RT

(1)

3 months after RT

(2)

6 months after RT

(3)

1 year after RT

(4)

3 years after RT

(5)

p

1vs2

1vs3

1vs4

1vs5

2vs3

3vs5

4vs5

LV dimensions

 LVEDd [mm]

52.3 ± 5.0

49.8 ± 4.4

50.0 ± 4.7

49.9 ± 4.6

49.5 ± 4.7

0.012

0.016

0.001

< 0.001

0.953

0.079

0.232

 LVESd [mm]

35.2 ± 5.4

34.1 ± 3.6

34.3 ± 4.2

33.8 ± 4.8

32.2 ± 4.6

0.093

0.108

0.009

0.002

0.580

0.015

0.016

 PWDd [mm]

12.2 ± 1.4

12.0 ± 1.4

11.7 ± 1.3

11.7 ± 1.7

11.0 ± 1.3

0.872

0.009

0.016

< 0.001

0.684

0.011

0.072

 PWSd [mm]

15.4 ± 1.1

16.2 ± 1.6

16.4 ± 2.0

16.1 ± 2.1

17.2 ± 2.1

0.129

0.098

0.353

0.001

0.657

0.011

0.016

 IVSDd [mm]

13.5 ± 1.3

13.2 ± 0.8

13.1 ± 0.8

12.0 ± 0.7

11.7 ± 1.2

0.362

0.245

0.002

< 0.001

0.421

0.017

0.048

 IVSSd [mm]

16.2 ± 1.4

16.4 ± 1.2

17.8 ± 2.2

16.9 ± 2.1

17.5 ± 1.8

0.675

0.002

0.021

< 0.001

0.173

0.534

0.426

LVM indices

 LVM [g]

321 ± 70

323 ± 74

320 ± 71

309 ± 73

281 ± 65

0.866

0.354

0.011

< 0.001

0.191

< 0.001

0.003

 LVMI [g/m2]

171 ± 36

171 ± 33

170 ± 34

162 ± 33

1459 ± 31

0.884

0.443

0.009

< 0.001

0.124

< 0.001

0.002

LV volumetric parameters

 LVEDV [ml]

135 ± 28

125 ± 30

122 ± 29

121 ± 34

117 ± 29

0.004

0.005

0.002

0.001

0.764

0.043

0.121

 LVESV [m]

53.9 ± 19.9

50.1 ± 13.5

50.4 ± 15.6

48.5 ± 18.5

42.3 ± 15.3

0.059

0.118

0.021

0.005

0.439

0.008

0.011

 SV [ml]

81.6 ± 17.1

78.2 ± 14.4

77.6 ± 17.1

76.4 ± 21.0

76.1 ± 18.3

0.009

0.011

0.014

0.008

0.489

0.706

0.601

Cardiac output parameters

 CO [l/min]

6.09 ± 0.73

5.80 ± 0.69

5.72 ± 0.70

5.51 ± 0.78

5.51 ± 0.63

0.031

0.010

0.008

0.003

0.664

0.212

0.923

 CI [l/min/m2]

3.31 ± 0.49

3.11 ± 0.55

3.09 ± 0.47

2.96 ± 0.46

2.96 ± 0.52

0.019

0.014

0.011

0.006

0.821

0.263

0.976

Contractility parameters

 EF [%]

60.9 ± 9.9

59.1 ± 8.8

60.8 ± 9.1

65.3 ± 8.9

65.5 ± 8.8

0.892

0.859

0.002

0.001

0.233

0.002

0.601

  1. LVEDd Left ventricle enddiastolic diameter, LVESd Left ventricle endsystolic diameter, PWSd Posterior wall systolic diameter; PWDd Posterior wall diastolic diameter, IVSSd Interventricular septum systolic diameter, IVSDd Interventricular septum diastolic diameter, LVESV Left ventricle endsystolic volume, LVEDV Left ventricle enddiastolic volume, SV Left ventricle stroke volume, SI Stroke index, CO Cardiac output, CI Cardiac index, EF Left ventricle ejection fraction, LVM Left ventricle mass, LVMI Left ventricle mass index
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