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Table 2 Preoperative echocardiographic characteristics

From: Continuous or interrupted pledgeted suture technique in stented bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement: a comparison of in-hospital outcomes

 

All patients (N = 1356)

CST (791)

IPT (565)

P-value

Peak gradient (mmHg) mean, sd

74 (27)

73 (26)

76 (28)

0.06

Mean gradient (mmHg)

45 [17]

44 [17]

46 (18)

0.04

Annular size (mm)

24 [15]

23 (21–25)

24 (21–25)

0.59

LVF

   

0.87

Good (> 50%EF)

81.7%

81.9%

81.3%

 

Moderate (30–50%)

14.8%

14.8%

14.8%

 

Poor (< 30%)

3.5%

3.3%

3.9%

 

No. of Cusps

   

0.001

Unicuspid

0.8%

1.3%

0.2%

 

Bicuspid

23%

21.4%

25.4%

 

Tricuspid

73.2%

75.4%

70.1%

 

Prosthetic valve

2.9%

1.9%

4.4%

 
  1. CST: Continues suture technique; IPT: Interrupted pledgeted technique; LVF: Left ventricular function