Table 3:
Pulmonary vein characteristics and outcome
| Over all (n=93) | CHD (n=65) | No CHD (n=28) | p-value | Premat urity (n=32) | No premat urity (n=61) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of pulmonary veins affected | 2 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 3) | 0.8 | 2 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 2) | 0.7 |
| Bilateral disease | 27 (29%) | 17 (26%) | 10 (35%) | 0.5 | 11 (34%) | 16 (26%) | 0.5 |
| Type of primary intervention None Surgery Balloon angioplasty Stent | 28 (30%) 28 (30%) 32 (34%) 5 (6%) | 19 (29%) 25 (38%) 18 (28%) 3 (5%) | 9 (32%) 3 (11%) 14 (50%) 2 (7%) | 0.03 | 9 (28%) 4 (13%) 17 (53%) 2 (6%) | 19 (31%) 2 (39%) 3 (25%) 3 (5%) | 0.01 |
| Number of interventions None 1 2 or more | 28 (30%) 23 (25%) 42 (45%) | 19 (29%) 17 (26%) 29 (45%) | 9 (32%) 6 (21%) 13 (47%) | 0.9 | 9 (28%) 7 (22%) 16 (50%) | 19 (31%) 16 (26%) 26 (43%) | 0.9 |
| Lung transplant | 4 (4%) | 3 (5%) | 1 (4%) | 1 | 2 (6%) | 2 (3%) | 0.6 |
| Death | 23 (25%) | 18 (28%) | 8 (29%) | 1 | 8 (25%) | 18 (30%) | 0.8 |
| Median time to transplant/death (months) | 5.8 (1.1, 15.3) | 15.3 (3.8, 54.7) | 3.8 (0.8, 9.3) | 0.053 | 10.1 (5.8, 18.8) | 4.7 (1.6, 17.3) | 0.6 |