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Table 1 Echocardiograms: Pre- and Post- Liver Transplant

From: Accelerating restrictive cardiomyopathy after liver transplantation in a patient with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy: a case report

Variable

May, 2006

February, 2007

Ejection Fraction

55%

50%

Interventricular Septal Thickness (cm)*

1.5

1.2

Posterior Wall Thickness (cm)*

1.2

1.4

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

Moderate

Moderate

Left Atrial Volume Index (cc/m2)**

24

40

Diastolic Dysfunction

Grade 2

Grade 2

Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure (mmHg)

25

35

>mild valvular regurgitation

No

No

Pericardial effusion

No

Trivial to Small

  1. *Normal Value 0.6–1.1 cm
  2. **Normal Value <28 cc/m2