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Table 2 MV pathologies and echocardiographic parameters

From: Long-term outcome after mitral valve replacement using biological versus mechanical valves

 

Total

N = 324

Biological MVR

N = 265

Mechanical MVR

N = 59

p-value

MV pathologies

   

0.712

 Functional, %

13/324 (4.0)

10/265 (3.8)

3/59 (5.1)

 

 Degenerative, %

311/324 (96.0)

255/265 (96.2)

56/59 (94.9)

 

 Acute endocarditis, %

47/324 (14.5)

37/265 (14.0)

10/59 (16.9)

0.556

 MV stenosis, %

93/324 (28.7)

71/265 (26.8)

22/59 (37.3)

0.107

 Annulus dilatation, %

231/324 (71.3)

189/265 (71.3)

42/59 (71.2)

0.984

 Annulus calcification, %

91/324 (28.1)

72/265 (27.2)

19/59 (32.2)

0.437

 AML prolapse, %

78/324 (24.1)

69/265 (23.0)

17/59 (28.8)

0.346

 AML flail, %

35/324 (10.8)

27/265 (10.2)

8/59 (13.6)

0.395

 PML prolapse, %

119/324 (36.7)

99/265 (37.4)

20/59 (33.9)

0.618

 PML flail, %

83/324 (25.6)

72/265 (27.2)

11/59 (18.6)

0.175

 Chordae elongation, %

54/324 (16.7)

42/265 (15.8)

12/59 (20.3)

0.403

 Restrictive leaflet, %

157/324 (48.5)

126/265 (47.5)

31/59 (52.5)

0.487

 MV insuff. Grade ≥ IIa, %

313/324 (96.6)

260/265 (98.1)

53/59 (89.8)

0.006

Echocardiographic parameters

 LVEF, %

56.0 [50.0–60.0] [324]

58.0 [50.0–60.0] [265]

55.0 [48.3–60.0] [59]

0.292

 LVEDD (mm)

54.0 [49.0–59.0] [214]

54.0 [49.0–59.0] [200]

54.0 [50.0–57.0] [49]

0.950

 LVESD (mm)

35.0 [31.0–40.5] [237]

35.0 [31.0–41.0] [191]

35.0 [32.0–40.0] [46]

0.444

 Left atrium (mm)

55.0 ± 10.5 [251]

54.5 ± 10.2 [203]

57.2 ± 11.9 [48]

0.107

 Right atrium (mm)

45.0 [38.0–53.0] [251]

45.0 [38.0–53.0] [203]

48.5 [39.3–54.5] [48]

0.318

 Mitral opening (mm)

3.4 ± 1.8 [93]

3.4 ± 1.6 [79]

3.3 ± 2.6 [14]

0.966

 PISA radius (mm)

1.0 [1.0–1.2] [56]

1.0 [1.0–1.2] [46]

1.0 [0.9–1.1] [10]

0.426

 Vena contracta (mm)

6.0 [5.0–7.0] [90]

6.0 [4.0–7.0] [78]

6.0 [5.0–7.0] [12]

0.717

  1. Legend: Values are patients applicable/patients with available information with percentage in brackets OR means ± SD with available patient numbers in brackets OR medians with IQR in brackets and available patient number in brackets; a patients with MR grade < II initially underwent mitral valve repair and, in cases where the result was not satisfactory, underwent mitral valve replacement
  2. AML anterior mitral valve leaflet, LVEDD left ventricular end diastolic pressure, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVESD left ventricular end systolic pressure, MV mitral valve, PISA proximal isovelocity surface area, PML posterior mitral valve leaflet, SD standard deviation