TABLE 1.

Main characteristics of 12 patients with rheumatic heart disease with mitral valve replacement combined with AF or SR.

Parameter	AF patients	SR patients	P
Number of patients	6	6
Sex (male/female)
male	3	3
female	3	3
Age, y	58.1 ± 12.9	57.9 ± 13.2	0.62
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	121 ± 14	122 ± 13	0.91
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	76 ± 12	75 ± 10	0.96
Body mass index, kg/m2	24.5 ± 3.4	24.3 ± 3.0	0.58