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Table 3 Post-operative echocardiographic findings

From: Midterm results of mitral valve repair with lifting annuloplasty strip for acute phase infective endocarditis

 

Pre-operative

Post-operative

Immediately after

P value*

Last follow-up

P value*

Follow-up duration

 

7.4 ± 2.4 days

 

30 ± 22 months

 

MR ERO (cm2)

0.59 ± 0.30

    

MR grade

3.68 ± 0.50

0.1 ± 0.2

<0.001

0.37 ± 0.22

<0.001

0 ~ I

0

27

 

26

 

II

1

0

 

0

 

III

4

0

 

0

 

IV

22

0

 

0

 

MVA, 2D (cm2)

   

2.27 ± 0.48

 

LV EF (%)

64.4 ± 9.6

54.5 ± 9.8*

0.002

65.2 ± 6.1**

1.000

LV EDD (mm)

57.2 ± 6.3

45.4 ± 6.2*

<0.001

44.8 ± 4.1*

<0.001

LV ESD (mm)

35.7 ± 6.7

32.5 ± 6.3*

0.046

28.3 ± 2.9***

<0.001

LAD (mm)

46.5 ± 6.0

35.4 ± 6.3*

<0.001

36.6 ± 6.8*

<0.001

PASP (mmHg)

37.5 ± 14.2

24.5 ± 6.6*

<0.001

26.7 ± 5.0*

0.012

  1. MR mitral regurgitation, ERO effective regurgitant orifice, MVA mitral valve area, 2D two-dimensional, LV left ventricular, EF ejection fraction, EDD end-diastolic dimension, ESD end-systolic dimension, LAD left atrial dimension, PASP pulmonary artery systolic pressure estimated by tricuspid regurgitation peak velocity with right atrial pressure
  2. *compared with preoperative
  3. **P < 0.01, immediate after versus last follow-up
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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