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. 2014 Sep 30;6(3):163–168. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.005

Table 3 . Patients’ clinical symptoms, in association with other findings .

Symptoms P value
Yes (n= 6) No (n= 32)
Age (years) 27 ± 4.6 25 ± 9.0 0.533
Sex (F/M) 5/1 8/24 0.012
Age of Prosthesis (years) 1.7 ± 0.8 1.7 ± 1.4 0.635
Malfunction of Prosthetic Valve 5 (83%) 2 (6%) <0.001
Insufficiency of Prosthesis 0.010
Mild 0 2 (6%)
Moderate 3 (50%) 3 (9%)
Moderate to Severe 1 (17%) 1 (3%)
Right Ventricular Dysfunction 0.518
Mild 2 (33%) 11 (34%)
Moderate 4 (67%) 13 (41%)
Severe 0 8 (25%)
Pulmonary Artery Pressure (mmHg) 26.7 ± 6.8 20.6 ± 8.3 0.081
Peak Pressure Gradient (mmHg) 32.2 ± 24.4 23.1 ± 16.9 0.659
Mean Pressure Gradient (mmHg) 17 ± 12.6 12.8 ± 9.1 0.748
RVOT/PV VTI 0.91 ± 0.01 0.63 ± 0.25 <0.001