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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In all patients, systolic excursion (SE) and both shortening and lengthening rates (SR and LR, respectively) were reduced postoperatively (P < 0. 05) (homografts : SE 1. 5 + / -0. 4 versus 2. 3 + / -0. 6 cm, SR 6. 8 + / -2. 1 versus 9. 6 + / -3. 1 cm/s, LR 6. 0 + / -1. 8 versus 8. 9 + / -3. 0 cm/s ; autografts : SE 1. 4 + / -0. 4 versus 2. 2 + / -0. 4 cm, SR 5. 8 + / -3. 0 versus 8. 2 + / -3. 0 cm/s, LR 5. 7 + / -1. 9 versus 8. 5 + / -3. 7 cm/s).