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Volume 4, Number 1, February 2013, pages 31-34


Left Ventricle Hypertrophy, Dilatation and Ejection Fraction Changes Before and After Kidney Transplantation

Tables

Table 1. Echocardiographic Findings Before and After Renal Transplantation
 
Before transplantationAfter transplantationP value
* P is two-tailed significant. LVEF: Left ventricle ejection fraction; LVH: Left ventricle hypertrophy; MR: Mitral regurgitation; TR: Tricuspid regurgitation.
LVEF53.83±10.14%57.33±4.49%0.09
LVH14 (46.7%)8 (26.7%)0.18
LV dilation1 (3.3%)1 (3.3%)-
MR23 (76.7%)10 (33.3%)0.002*
  mild1310-
  moderate90
  severe10
TR10 (33.3%)3 (10%)0.057
  mild63-
  moderate30
  severe10

 

Table 2. Changes in Echocardiographic Findings During Transplantation
 
Not changedImprovedWorsened
LVEF: Left ventricle ejection fraction; LVH: Left ventricle hypertrophy; MR: Mitral regurgitation; TR: Tricuspid regurgitation.
LVEF8 (26.7%)17 (56.7%)5 (16.7%)
LVH18 (60%)9 (30%)3 (10%)
LV dilation28 (93.3%)1 (3.3%)1 (3.3%)
MR13 (43.3%)15 (50%)2 (6.7%)
TR19 (63.3%)10 (33.3%)1 (3.3%)