Table 5 Cardiac data—before and after treatment
| Â | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | After OLT | Baseline | After BVZ | Baseline | After BVZ | |
ECG | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Rhythm | AFLI | AFLI | SR | SR | AFLI | AFLI |
 Heart rate (bpm) | 77 | 90 | 95 | 83 | 86 | 74 |
Echocardiogram | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 LV size | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
 LVEF (%) | 60 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
 Left heart valve disease | No | No | No | No | No | No |
 RV size | Normal | Normal | Slight dilatation | Slight dilatation | Moderate dilatation | Moderate dilatation |
 TAPSE (mm) | 34 | 14 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 20 |
 TR size | Mild | Mild | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
 TRG (mmHg) | 43 | 30 | 36 | 41 | 65 | 39 |
RHC | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 PCWP (mmHg) | 18 | NA | 18 | 21 | 22 | 14 |
 PAP, systolic (mmHg) | 43 | NA | 52 | 60 | 78 | 51 |
 PAP, diastolic (mmHg) | 23 | NA | 21 | 21 | 32 | 22 |
 PAP, mean (mmHg) | 32 | NA | 38 | 40 | 48 | 32 |
 RVP, systolic (mmHg) | 42 | NA | 48 | 60 | 78 | 51 |
 RVP, diastolic (mmHg) | 10 | NA | 11 | 15 | 20 | 9 |
 RAP (mmHg) | 13 | NA | 12 | 12 | 18 | 9 |
 Cardiac output (l/min) | 10.2 | 6.5a | 8.5 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 6.4 |
 Cardiac index (l/min/m2) | 6.6 | 4.5a | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
 SVO2 (%) | 90 | NA | 86 | 81 | 77 | 85 |
 PVR (WU) | 1.4 | NA | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 |