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. 2019 Feb 17;93(6):1116–1123. doi: 10.1002/ccd.28120

Table 3.

Cases of considerable undersizing (>10%) in bicuspid valves

Patient Valve size implanted Annulus size Mean aortic gradient (mmHg) PVL at discharge
Area (mm2) Area‐derived diameter (mm) Baseline Discharge
1 27 mm 706 30.0 61.6 NR NR
2 27 mm 550 25.7 29.0 12.4 Trace
3 27 mm 784 31.6 53.6 12.9 Mild
4 25 mm 604 28.0 48.2 15.8 None
5 27 mm 691 30.0 22.9 12.0 Trace

Values are means.

NR, not recorded due to death of patient (left ventricular perforation, cardiac tamponade) prior to discharge.