Table 3.
Comparison of baseline echocardiographic parameters.
| Parameters | All patients n = 210 |
Group 1 BAV n = 70 |
Group 2 TAV n = 140 |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVEF (%) | 49.8 ± 14.8 | 47.3 ± 16.4 | 51.0 ± 13.8 | 0.082 |
| LVEDD (cm) | 4.83 ± 0.72 | 4.97 ± 0.73 | 4.75 ± 0.71 | 0.041 |
| LVESD (cm) | 3.26 ± 0.92 | 3.45 ± 1.03 | 3.17 ± 0.85 | 0.039 |
| Septal wall thickness (cm) | 1.39 ± 0.24 | 1.39 ± 0.27 | 1.39 ± 0.22 | 0.814 |
| Posterior wall thickness (cm) | 1.30 ± 0.19 | 1.29 ± 0.23 | 1.30 ± 0.16 | 0.684 |
| Aortic annulus (cm) | 2.19 ± 0.22 | 2.26 ± 0.24 | 2.15 ± 0.21 | 0.001 |
| LA (cm) | 4.72 ± 0.69 | 4.62 ± 0.60 | 4.77 ± 0.73 | 0.171 |
| Aortic peak velocity (m/s) | 4.4 ± 0.5 | 4.4 ± 0.6 | 4.4 ± 0.5 | 0.711 |
| Aortic max gradient (mmHg) | 80.5 ± 20.7 | 81.0 ± 21.6 | 80.3 ± 20.3 | 0.815 |
| Aortic mean gradient (mmHg) | 49.4 ± 13.4 | 50.4 ± 14.0 | 48.9 ± 13.0 | 0.442 |
| AVA (cm2) | 0.67 ± 0.16 | 0.69 ± 0.18 | 0.66 ± 0.15 | 0.235 |
| AVA index (cm2) | 0.37 ± 0.09 | 0.38 ± 0.10 | 0.36 ± 0.08 | 0.416 |
| sPAP (mmHg) | 43.6 ± 17.4 | 39.9 ± 16.5 | 45.5 ± 17.6 | 0.028 |
LVEF: Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, LVEDD: Left Ventricular End Diastolic Diameter, LVESD: Left Ventricular End Systolic Diameter, LA: Left Atrium, LVH: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, AVA: Aortic Valve Area, sPAP: systolic Pulmonary Artery Pressure