Table 1

Echocardiographic parameters in basal conditions and 2 days after pacemaker implantation.


Basal
2 days after implantation

LV ED diameter (mm)
41
43
LV ES diameter (mm)
26
26
LV ED volume (ml)
111
123
LV ES volume (ml)
43
43
LV Ejection Fraction (%)
61
65
LV mass (g)
195
197
LVOT VTI (cm)
23
25.5
Stroke volume (ml)
57
64
Cardiac output (L/min)
4.3
4.5
Cardiac index (L/min/m2)
2.6
2.7
Pulmonary artery systolic pressure (mmHg)
38
28

LV, left ventricular. ED, end-diastolic. ES, end-systolic. LVOT VTI, velocity-time integral measured at the left ventricular outflow tract. Body surface area is 1,65 m2.

Ando' and Versaci BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2005 5:23   doi:10.1186/1471-2261-5-23