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Table 3 Baseline Echocardiographic Data

From: Influence of Staphylococcus aureus on Outcomes after Valvular Surgery for Infective Endocarditis

 

Overall (n = 323)

SA IE (n = 85)

NSA IE (n = 238)

p - Value

Left ventricular ejection fraction, %

50.9 ± 12.0

52.3 ± 11.4

50.2 ± 12.3

0.198

 Severe, n (%)

52 (16.9)

10 (11.8)

42 (17.7)

0.208

Valve pathology, n (%)

 Regurgitation

2 (1.7%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (3.2%)

0.152

 Stenosis

58 (48.7%)

25 (44.6%)

33 (52.4%)

0.398

 Mixed

59 (49.6%)

31 (55.4%)

28 (44.4%)

0.232

Aortic regurgitation grade, n (%)

   

0.001

 None & Mild

175 (54.2)

59 (69.4)

116 (48.7)

 Moderate & Severe

148 (45.8)

26 (30.6)

122 (51.3)

Mitral regurgitation grade, n (%)

   

0.471

 None & Mild

145 (44.9)

41 (48.2)

104 (43.7)

 Moderate & Severe

178 (55.1)

44 (51.8)

134 (56.3)

Tricuspid regurgitation grade, n (%)

   

0.673

 None & Mild

261 (80.8)

70 (82.3)

191 (80.2)

 Moderate & Severe

62 (19.2)

15 (17.7)

47 (19.8)

Dehiscence of valve

29 (9.0)

5 (5.9)

24 (10.1)

0.245

Presence of Vegetation > 1 cm, n (%)

131 (42.1)

41 (49.4)

90 (39.5)

0.117

Presence of Annular Abscess, n (%)

103 (31.9)

38 (44.7)

65 (27.3)

0.003