Short-term results of percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale guided by transoesophageal echocardiography in patients with cryptogenic stroke: a retrospective study

Table 2 Echocardiographic characteristics of the study population

	Group A (n = 21)	Group B (n = 22)	Group C (n = 32)	p value
RV (mm)	23.24 ± 2.879	22.05 ± 4.326	21.47 ± 4.333	0.290
LA (mm)	31.48 ± 5.437	29.45 ± 3.776	28.69 ± 5.515	0.147
PA (mm)	21.29 ± 3.036	20.32 ± 2.255	20.47 ± 3.233	0.500
LVEDD (mm)	43.81 ± 2.839	42.82 ± 3.187	42.72 ± 2.667	0.367
LVEF (%)	63.00 ± 6.116	65.50 ± 2.596	64.98 ± 5.097	0.205
PSP (mmHg)	22.62 ± 4.031	23.09 ± 3.531	24.44 ± 2.590	0.121
PVR (dyn s cm⁻⁵)	150.10 ± 26.474	164.55 ± 20.871	158.47 ± 24.397	0.149

RV right ventricular, LA left atrial, PA main pulmonary artery, LVEDD left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction, PSP pulmonary systolic pressure, PVR pulmonary vascular resistance

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