Parameters | Pre ligation (I) (n = 50) | First-day post ligation (II) (n = 50) | One-month post ligation (III) (n = 50) | Six-months post ligation (IV) (n = 50) | P-value I & II | P-value I & III | P-value II &III | P-value II &IV | P-value III &IV |
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LVEDd (mm) | 3.25 ± 0.35 | 2.98 ± 0.25 | 2.93 ± 0.26 | 2.90 ± 0.22 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.05 | < 0.001 | < 0.05 |
LVESd (mm) | 2.02 ± 0.30 | 1.97 ± 0.23 | 1.91 ± 0.18 | 1.87 ± 0.21 | NS | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.001 | < 0.05 |
LA/AO ratio | 1.67 ± 0.32 | 1.39 ± 0.28 | 1.29 ± 0.22 | 1.25 ± 0.21 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.05 |
FS (%) | 36.73 ± 3.09 | 32.40 ± 3.61 | 37.4 ± 2.79 | 37.92 ± 2.83 | < 0.01 | NS | < 0.01 | < 0.001 | NS |
EF (%) | 61.12 ± 3.82 | 58.18 ± 3.46 | 60.78 ± 2.95 | 61.02 ± 2.25 | < 0.001 | NS | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | NS |