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. 2020 Nov 5;7(2):e001452. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001452

Table 2.

Frequency and location of interscallop separation(s) (ISS) detected by handheld echocardiography

Low-risk cohort
(n=359)
High-risk cohort
(n=400)
n (%) n(%)
No/indeterminate ISS* 90 (25) 121 (30.2)
Isolated ISS†
 P1 1 (0.4) 8‡ (2.9)
 P2 40 (14.8) 37 (13.3)
 P3 42 (15.6) 16‡ (5.8)
 P1/P2 6 (2.2) 13 (4.7)
 P2/P3 136 (50.6) 142 (51)
>1 ISS†
 Double ISS 37 (13.8) 55 (19.8)
 Treble ISS 7 (2.6) 6 (2.2)
 Quadruple ISS 0 (0) 1 (0.3)
Total 269 (100) 278 (100)

*Calculated as a percentage of the entire cohort.

†Calculated as a percentage of cases with identifiable ISS of the posterior mitral valve leaflet.

‡P<0.05.