Evolution of left ventricucular mass and posterior wall thickness after aortic valve replacement.

<p>Left ventricular mass (in grams) indexed to the height (in meters) of the patient^2.7 (LVMI) (<b>A</b>) and posterior wall thickness (in mm) indexed to the height (in meters) (<b>B</b>) in control volunteers, and in AS patients preoperatively and one year after valvular replacement. Results are expressed as mean±SEM. *** <i>p</i><0.001 and ** <i>p</i><0.01 <i>vs</i> healthy controls; ### <i>p</i><0.001 <i>vs</i> preoperative values (one-way ANOVA and Bonferroni's post-hoc test).