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. 2013 Sep 4;17(6):931–936. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivt406

Table 2:

Histological grading of elastic fibre loss in both groups

EFL grade Group I (n = 44) Group II (n = 35) P-value
0 2 (5%) 0 (0%)
1+ 29 (66%) 7 (20%)
2+ 9 (20%) 13 (37%)
3+ 4 (9%) 15 (43%)
2+ or 3+ 13 (29%) 28 (80%) <0.001

EFL: elastic fibre loss.