Variables | All patients, n=52 | LVEF improved, n=30 | LVEF not improved, n=22 | ||||||
Before | After | P value | Before | After | P value | Before | After | P value | |
LVEF, % | 36±8 | 47±13 | 0.002 | 36±8 | 56±8 | <0.001 | 36±9 | 36±9 | 0.74 |
LVIDd, mm | 56±7 | 56±7 | 0.77 | 54±6 | 53±5 | 0.40 | 58±8 | 59±7 | 0.73 |
LVIDs, mm | 44±8 | 40±9 | 0.02 | 42±7 | 36±6 | 0.001 | 46±9 | 45±8 | 0.74 |
LAD, mm | 49±9 | 48±7 | 0.39 | 48±9 | 47±6 | 0.38 | 50±8 | 49±8 | 0.78 |
Values presented as mean±SD.
AF, atrial fibrillation; LAD, left atrial diameter;LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction;LVIDd, left ventricular internal diameter during end-diastole; LVIDs, left ventricular internal diameter during end-systole.