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Table 2. Clinical demographic data of BAV and DCM patients.

Characteristics	Patients with BAV & calcification	Patients with DCM	P value
Patients (n)	22	17
Age (y)	50.55	44.53
Gender, Male (%)	15 (68.2%)	12 (70.6%)	0.872
Risk Factors
Hypertension	5 (22.7%)	2 (11.8%)	0.376
Hyperlipidaemia	4 (18.2%)	3 (17.6%)	0.966
Diabetes mellites	1 (4.5%)	0 (0%)	0.373
Valvular dysfunction (aortic/mitral)	22 (100%)	6 (35.3%)	0
Hyperinflammatory responses (CRP/PCT)	4 (18.2%)	4 (23.5%)	0.682
ECG parameters
LVEF (%)	61.1 ± 1.58	28.2 ± 2.4	<0.0001
Transvalvular gradient (mmHg)	62.5 ± 30.4	0	<0.0001
Diameter of annulus (cm)	2.6 ± 0.4	2.0 ± 0.6	0.0006
Diameter of ascending aorta (cm)	4.6 ± 0.5	2.9 ± 0.4	<0.0001
Diameter of aortic sinus (cm)	4.2 ± 0.5	2.7 ± 0.6	<0.0001
Transvalvular velocity (m/s)	3.8 ± 1.0	1.4 ± 0.4	<0.0001
Medications
Statins	2 (9.1%)	1 (5.9%)	0.709
ACEI/ARB	3 (13.6%)	3 (17.6%)	0.731
β-blockers	5 (22.7%)	4 (23.5%)	0.953

Notes.

Data were shown as mean ± SD.