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Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Cardiol. 2017 Nov 27;39(3):538–547. doi: 10.1007/s00246-017-1785-4

Table 3.

Comparison of Surgical Evaluation of Directly Printed and Molded Valves on 1-5 Scale

Variable	Directly Printed	Molded	P Value
Visually Realistic	3.5 [1.0 – 4.0]	4.0 [4.0 – 4.75]	0.04
Leaflet Thickness	2.0 [1.0 – 4.0]	4.0 [1.5– 4.75]	0.11
Leaflet Flexibility	1.5 [1.0 – 2.0]	4.0 [3.0 – 4.0]	0.02
Annular Rigidity	1.5 [1.0 – 2.0]	4.0 [2.5 – 4.75]	0.02
Suturing	1.0 [1.0 – 1.0]	4.0 [3.25 – 4.0]	0.01
Annuloplasty Simulation	1.0 [1.0 – 1.0]	4.0 [3.0 – 4.0]	0.02
CAVC Repair Simulation	1.0 [1.0 – 2.75]	4.0 [3.25 – 4.0]	0.03

Values listed are Median [IQR]

P-values for Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

1-5 Scale: 1 (Very Unrealistic) – 5 (Very Realistic)