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Table 3 Doppler echocardiographic findings of patients before and after renal transplant

From: Renal transplant improves pulmonary hypertension in patients with end stage renal diseaseIl trapianto renale riduce l’ipertensione polmonare nei pazienti con grave insufficienza renale

Echocardiographic data

Before renal transplant

After renal transplant

P

IVS (cm)

1.36 ± 0.19

1.31 ± 0.23

0.2

PW (cm)

1.32 ± 0.16

1.28 ± 0.22

0.1

LV, diastole (cm)

4.7 ± 0.4

4.5 ± 4.4

0.01

LV, systole (cm)

3.1 ± 0.5

3.0 ± 0.4

0.04

Right ventricle (cm)

3.2 ± 0.4

3.0 ± 0.4

0.03

Left atrium (cm)

3.9 ± 0.7

3.8 ± 0.4

0.3

Right atrium (cm)

3.7 ± 0.5

3.5 ± 0.5

0.01

LV Ejection fraction (%)

49.6 ± 8.2

51.0 ± 7.1

0.1

  1. Definition of abbreviations: IVS, interventricular septum; LV, left ventricle; PH, pulmonary hypertension; PW, posterior wall.