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Table 1 Clinical and trans-thoracic echocardiographic findings before and after balloon mitral valvotomy

From: Strain imaging to assess early effects of successful percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy on left atrium mechanics

 

Mitral stenosis (n = 29)

Control group (n = 30)

Post-BMV (n = 29)

P1 value

P2 value

Age

39.53 ± 11.78

44.27 ± 6.83

0.06

SBP (mmHg)

113.38 ± 14.66

123.20 ± 9.90

 

0.003

 

DBP (mmHg)

75.00 ± 8.27

78.67 ± 5.49

 

0.043

 

LA (IS in mm)

64.37 ± 9.94

42.87 ± 5.44

 

0.001

 

LA area (in cm2)

28.36 ± 8.28

11.94 ± 1.96

 

0.001

 

LA strain (%)

13.40 ± .75

32.25 ± 4.02

17.37 ± 6.95

0.001

0.001

EF(%)

62.40 ± 5.10

61.50 ± 4.50

62.40 ± 5.10

0.48

  1. Plus-minus values are means ± SD. Difference between the groups were analyzed by independent t test
  2. BMV balloon mitral valvotomy, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, LA (IS) left atrial inferosuperior diameter, mm millimeters, cm centimeters, EF ejection fraction, P1 mitral stenosis vs control, P2 post-BMV vs control, EF ejection fraction