Table 4

 Comparison of patients with and without diastolic dysfunction at 28 days after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt implantation

VariablesBefore TIPSAfter TIPS (%)
Group 1 (E/A <1)Group 2 (E/A >1)p ValueGroup 1 (E/A <1)Group 2 (E/A >1)p Value
E/A, early maximal filling velocity/late filling velocity; LVEDV, left ventricular end diastolic volume; LVESV, left ventricular end systolic volume; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; RVSP, right ventricular systolic pressure; SVR, systemic vascular resistance; TIPS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
Baseline haemodynamic measures and the relative post-TIPS percentage changes.
Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg)79 (4)87 (2)0.06+10 (4)+1 (3)0.13
Heart rate (bpm)73 (5)73 (3)0.79+11 (4)+9 (5)0.90
LVEDV (ml)99 (13)92 (5)0.84+22 (11)+22 (5)0.89
LVESV (ml)36 (6)32 (4)0.57+69 (27)+38 (15)0.42
LVEF (%)65 (3)66 (2)0.76−11 (6)0 (3)0.046
Stroke volume (mL)63 (7)60 (3)0.85+6 (9)+22 (6)0.15
Cardiac output (l/min)4.0 (0.4)4.6 (0.2)0.18+32 (9)+29 (5)0.87
E/A ratio0.87 (0.10)1.02 (0.05)0.14+11 (13)+40 (15)0.22
Deceleration time (ms)227 (14)238 (11)0.73+8 (11)−12 (4)0.043
RVSP (mm Hg)22 (2)24 (2)0.59+21 (15)+16 (14)0.53
SVR (dyne s/cm5 m2)1713 (171)1606 (82)0.68−13 (7)−20 (4)0.36