Table 3. Total outward forces acting on the frame at the AA and STJ levels for different bandwidths in the migration and no migration groups and relative P values.
Bandwidths | Migration group | No migration group | P value |
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Outward forces at AA level (N) | |||
Bandwidth, 3 mm | 18.1 (14.5–19.0) | 15.9 (11.8–20.1) | 0.40 |
Bandwidth, 5 mm | 25.4 (20.5–28.0) | 20.4 (15.3–26.1) | 0.20 |
Bandwidth, 10 mm | 32.6 (24.7–34.1) | 27.8 (20.5–30.2) | 0.40 |
Outward forces at the STJ level (N) | |||
Bandwidth, 3 mm | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.9 (0.2–3.6) | 0.002 |
Bandwidth, 5 mm | 0.02 (0.0–0.8) | 1.7 (0.7–7.3) | 0.005 |
Bandwidth, 10 mm | 3.2 (1.9–4.4) | 11.7 (5.7–20.0) | 0.002 |
The data are presented as median (interquartile range). AA, aortic annular; STJ, sinotubular junction.