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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 13.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Mar 6;97(6):2005–2010. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.01.012

Table 4.

Selective Anterior or Posterior Flexibility Analysis

Variable End-Diastole End-Systole % Change p Value
CG Future (n = 15)
 Anterior circumferential length (cm) 4.98 ± 0.94 5.06 ± 0.66 +1.6% 0.71
 Posterior circumferential length (cm) 4.89 ± 0.34 4.93 ± 0.94 +0.81% 0.89
 Anterior leaflet area (cm2) 5.18 ± 2.01 5.08 ± 1.76 −2.0% 0.34
 Posterior leaflet area (cm2) 4.79 ± 1.55 4.78 ± 1.42 −0.21% 0.93
 Anterior to total circumference ratio 0.54 ± 0.072 0.54 ± 0.075 – 0.98
 Posterior to total circumference ratio 0.52 ±0.080 0.52 ± 0.081 – 0.88
CE Physio II (n = 18)
 Anterior circumferential length (cm) 5.09 ± 0.75 5.21 ± 0.53 +0.38% 0.46
 Posterior circumferential length (cm) 4.92 ± 0.89 4.88 ± 0.66 −0.82% 0.82
 Anterior leaflet area (cm2) 5.47 ± 1.41 5.47 ± 1.31 – 0.99
 Posterior leaflet area (cm2) 4.36 ± 1.60 4.17 ± 1.56 −4.6% 0.0079
 Anterior to total circumference ratio 0.54 ± 0.086 0.54 ± 0.053 – 0.99
 Posterior to total circumference ratio 0.52 ± 0.073 0.50 ± 0.055 −4.0% 0.47

CE = Carpentier-Edwards; CG = Colvin-Galloway.