Table 3. Operative profile.
| Characteristics | Overall (n=269) | PVE (n=56) | NVE (n=213) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergent surgery | 81 (30.1) | 20 (35.7) | 61 (28.6) | 0.388 | ||
| Preoperative MCS | 2 (0.7) | - | 2 (0.9) | 1.000 | ||
| Primary procedure | ||||||
| Valve replacement | 205 (76.2) | 56 (100.0) | 149 (70.0) | <0.001 | ||
| AVR | 90 (33.5) | 26 (46.4) | 64 (30.0) | |||
| MVR | 78 (29.0) | 19 (33.9) | 59 (27.7) | |||
| TVR | 4 (1.5) | 2 (3.6) | 2 (0.9) | |||
| PVR | 3 (1.1) | - | 3 (1.4) | |||
| Double valve replacement | 29 (10.8) | 8 (16.1) | 21 (9.9) | |||
| Triple valve replacement | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.8) | - | |||
| Valve repair | 55 (20.4) | - | 55 (25.8) | <0.001 | ||
| MVP | 52 (19.3) | - | 52 (24.4) | |||
| TVP | 2 (0.7) | - | 2 (0.9) | |||
| Double valve repair | 1 (0.4) | - | 1 (0.5) | |||
| Valve replacement + repair | 6 (2.2) | - | 6 (2.8) | 0.446 | ||
| Vegetation removal | 3 (1.1) | - | 3 (1.4) | 0.859 | ||
| Valve substitute | ||||||
| Bioprosthetic valve replacement | 88 (32.7) | 23 (41.1) | 65 (30.5) | 0.181 | ||
| Mechanical valve replacement | 123 (45.7) | 33 (58.9) | 90 (42.3) | 0.038 | ||
| MAIVF repair | 37 (13.8) | 26 (46.4) | 11 (5.2) | <0.001 | ||
| Concomitant cardiac procedure | ||||||
| CABG | 8 (3.0) | 2 (3.6) | 6 (2.8) | 1.000 | ||
| Valve surgery | 39 (14.5) | 9 (16.1) | 30 (9.4) | 0.233 | ||
| Surgical ablation of AF | 23 (8.6) | 4 (7.1) | 19 (8.9) | 0.877 | ||
| Minimally invasive approach | ||||||
| Upper sternotomy | 14 (5.2) | 3 (5.4) | 11 (5.2) | 1.000 | ||
| Thoracotomy | 67 (24.9) | 3 (5.4) | 64 (30) | <0.001 | ||
| Cardiopulmonary bypass time (minutes) | - | 235.1±105.3 | 133.3±51.0 | <0.001 | ||
| Aortic cross clamping time (minutes) | - | 145.2±66.6 | 92.9±14.4 | <0.001 | ||
Values are number (%) or mean±standard deviation, unless otherwise indicated.
AF = atrial fibrillation; AVR = aortic valve replacement; CABG = coronary artery bypass graft; MAIVF = mitral aortic intervalvular fibrosa; MCS = mechanical circulatory support; MVP = mitral valve prolapse; MVR = mitral valve replacement; PVR = pulmonary valve replacement; TVP = tricuspid valve prolapse; TVR = tricuspid valve replacement.