Visits Compared | Cardiac Function | n | Treatment group LS Means Estimate (95% CI) | n | Control group LS Means Estimate (95% CI) | P value |
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Preop to 3Â h postsurgery | Troponin T | 36 | 0.790 (0.665, 0.915) | 36 | 0.595 (0.470, 0.720) | 0.037 |
Preop to 6Â h postsurgery | Troponin T | 39 | 0.700 (0.602, 0.798) | 35 | 0.539 (0.436, 0.643) | 0.032 |
Preop to 3 months | Apical FAC | 39 | -2.401 (-4.144, -0.658) | 40 | -2.444 (-4.164, -0.723) | 0.972 |
Circumferential Strain | 30 | 1.216 (-0.489, 2.922) | 34 | 0.070 (-1.526, 1.667) | 0.342 | |
Longitudinal Strain | 38 | 0.646 (-0.493, 1.786) | 38 | -1.555 (-2.695, -0.415) | 0.009 | |
Troponin T | 13 | 0.417 (-1.154, 1.988) | 14 | 0.425 (-1.075, 1.926) | 0.994 | |
Preop to 12 months | Apical FAC | 33 | -3.792 (-5.589, -1.994) | 31 | -4.598 (-6.454, -2.743) | 0.536 |
 | Circumferential Strain | 24 | 0.957 (-1.037, 2.953) | 19 | 1.887 (-0.372, 4.147) | 0.548 |
 | Longitudinal Strain | 31 | 0.489 (-0.737, 1.715) | 31 | -0.495 (-1.722, 0.731) | 0.263 |
 | Troponin T | 13 | -0.024 (-0.025, -0.023) | 11 | -0.025 (-0.026, -0.024) | 0.147 |