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

Table 4 . Prosthesis malfunction in association with patients’ other findings .

Malfunction P value
No (n= 31) Yes(n = 7)
Age (years) 24.7 ± 9.1 26.9 ± 4.6 0.563
Sex (F/M) 9/22 4/3 0.157
Age of Prosthesis (years) 1.7 ± 1.3 2 ± 1.2 0.544
INR 2 ± 0.4 2.1 ± 0.8 0.292
Right Ventricular Dysfunction 0.085
Mild 9 (29%) 0
Mild to Moderate 4 (13%) 0
Moderate 9 (29%) 4 (57%)
Moderate to Severe 8 (26%) 2 (29%)
Severe 1 (3%) 1 (14%)
Insufficiency of Prosthesis <0.001
Mild 1 (4%) 1 (10%)
Moderate 0 5 (60%)
Severe 0 1 (20%)
Pulmonary Artery Pressure (mmHg) 21.5 ± 8.6 22.1 ± 7.5 0.865
Peak Pressure Gradient (mmHg) 20.2 ± 14.2 43.9 ± 22.2 0.001
Mean Pressure Gradient (mmHg) 11 ± 7 24.3 ± 12.6 0.031