Research Article

Left Ventricular End Diastolic Volume and Ejection Fraction Calculation: Correlation between Three Echocardiographic Methods

Table 2

Mean LVEFs and EDVs obtained by the different methods.

LVEF (%)nMean ± SD (%)(95% CI)

SB47464 ± 9(63–65)
3DE45062 ± 10(61–63)≤0.005
STE46961 ± 7(60–61)

EDV (ml)nMean ± SD (%)(95% CI)

SB47390 ± 29(87–93)
3DE45076 ± 25(74–78)≤0.04
STE46986 ± 28(84–89)

ANOVA.