Table 5: Doppler echocardiographic parameters.

Parameters Preoperative Postoperative First Year P-value
LA (mm) 3.62 ±0.29 (3.00-4.50) 3.62±0.32 (2.90-4.40) 0.54
LVEDD (mm) 4.74±0.31(4.00-5.70) 4.72±0.34 (4.00-5.60) 0.36
LVESD (mm) 2.65±0.26 (2.5-2.85) 2.61±0.31(2.40-2.94) 0.42
IVSd (mm) 1.08±0.12 (0.90-1.40 1.09±0.10 (0.90-1.40) 0.17
LVEF (%) 60.23±2.75 (50-65) 60.50±1.92 (55-65) 0.22
E/A 0.71±0.12 (0.40-0.97) 0.77±0.13 (0.48-1.26) <0.001
Em/Am 0.66±0.13 (0.33-1.22) 0.76± 0.15 (0.41-1.42) <0.001

LA: left atrium; LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVESD: left ventricular end systolic diameter; IVSd: Interventricular septum diameter; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; E/A and Em/Am: early and late mitral inflow velocity ratios.