Table 3.

QoL life scores assessed by Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)

	Y (repair)	O (repair)	Ross	M (mechAVR)
	n = 36	n = 52	n = 22	n = 29
Physical functioning	89.4 ± 13.1	70.7 ± 22.1	88.6 ± 19.3	82.5 ± 18.0
p-value	Y > M	0.049
	Y > O	0.0003
	R > O	0.001
Role physical	78.1 ± 33.3	55.9 ± 42.7	86.9 ± 25.1	68.3 ± 39.6
p-value	Y > O	0.015
	R > O	0.002
Bodily pain	83.9 ± 22.6	71.1 ± 27.5	89.2 ± 17.3	78.2 ± 19.0
p-value	M > O	0.044
	R > M	0.023
	R > O	0.022
General health	71.4 ± 17.9	55.9 ± 18.6	71.2 ± 22.7	53.5 ± 18.7
p-value	Y > O	0.003
	Y > M	0.002
	R > O	0.005
	R > M	0.013
Vitality	62.4 ± 19.7	54.9 ± 15.8	62.9 ± 16.1	54.8 ± 20.4
p-value	Y > O	0.015
	R > O	0.006
	R > M	0.046
Social functioning	83.3 ± 22.6	74.3 ± 21.1	88.1 ± 21.3	77.4 ± 23.0
p-value	Y > O	0.026
	R > O	0.004
Role emotional	83.3 ± 31.9	65.7 ± 40.5	85.7 ± 28.3	73.1 ± 32.1
N.S.
Mental health	72.4 ± 18.6	70.1 ± 16.9	74.3 ± 16.0	65.8 ± 17.1
N.S.