Table 1.
Demographic and Patient Characteristics
| All Patients (n=246) | AS (n=103) | AS+AR (n=107) | AR (n=36) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years, IQR) | 17 (14–21) | 18 (14–23) | 16.4 (14–21) | 14.7 (10–18) | 0.003† |
| Age >20 years (n, %) | 171 (70%) | 68 (66%) | 74 (69%) | 7 (19%) | 0.025† |
| Weight (kg) | 61 (45–76) | 61 (48–73) | 65 (46–81) | 51 (36–65) | 0.022† |
| BSA (m2) | 1.7 (1.4–1.9) | 1.7 (1.5–1.9) | 1.8 (1.4–2.0) | 1.5 (1.2–1.8) | 0.93 |
| Male sex | 191 (78%) | 73 (71%) | 89 (83%) | 29 (81%) | 0.068* |
| Prior Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty | 111 (45%) | 49 (48%) | 62 (58%) | 0 (0%) | <0.001† |
| Intervention within the 1st year of life | 44 (18%) | 21 (20%) | 23 (21%) | 0 (0%) | 0.011† |
| Repeat Aortic Valvuloplasty | 27 (11%) | 9 (9%) | 18 (17%) | 0 (0%) | 0.096† |
| Unicommissural Aortic Valve | 71 (29%) | 34 (33%) | 31 (32%) | 6 (17%) | 0.10 |
| Systolic blood pressure | 111 (101–121) | 108 (99–118) | 114 (105–122) | 107 (102–122) | 0.14 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 64 (56–73) | 67 (59–77) | 63 (53–69) | 58 (54–63) | <0.001*† |
AS, aortic stenosis; AR, aortic regurgitation
*
Significant difference between aortic stenosis and mixed valve disease groups (p<0.05)
†
Significant difference between mixed valve disease and aortic regurgitation groups (p<0.05)