Table 3 Baseline and follow-up echocardiographic variables, pre- and post-TAVI

LVEDD (mm)

51.7 ± 7.2

50.6 ± 6.3

50.6 ± 6.4

48.9 ± 5.0

0.336

0.143

0.004^*

LVESD (mm)

36.4 ± 8.0

36.0 ± 8.4

35.7 ± 5.3

33.3 ± 4.1

0.669

0.604

0.008^*

IVST (mm)

13.4 ± 1.6

12.8 ± 2.2

12.7 ± 1.7

11.9 ± 1.3

0.028^*

0.014^*

0.001^*

LVPWT (mm)

12.3 ± 0.8

11.5 ± 1.3

11.7 ± 1.1

11.1 ± 1.3

0.002^*

0.080

0.003^*

LVEF-2D (%)

52.5 ± 10.1

56.7 ± 12.8

58.7 ± 7.3

61.5 ± 6.6

0.014^*

0.001^*

< 0.001^*

LVMI (g/m²)

103.9 ± 12.5

103 ± 12.3

91.5 ± 11.9

84.3 ± 10.7

0.667

< 0.001^*

< 0.001^*

Peak VG (mmHg)

102.8 ± 31.1

21.9 ± 8.9

24.7 ± 7.4

21.5 ± 7.4

< 0.001^*

< 0.001^*

< 0.001^*

Mean VG (mmHg)

58.4 ± 16.8

11.6 ± 4.5

12.4 ± 3.8

10.8 ± 3.9

< 0.001^*

< 0.001^*

< 0.001^*

Peak velocity (m/s)

4.9 ± 0.6

2.2 ± 0.5

2.4 ± 0.3

2.2 ± 0.4

< 0.001^*

< 0.001^*

< 0.001^*

SPAP (mmHg)

46.5 ± 14.6

38.5 ± 9.5

37.1 ± 8.6

36.6 ± 6.2

0.022^*

0.003^*

0.004^*