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Table 1 Demographic, echocardiography variables compared between SJM group and GK group

From: Comparison of quality of life in patients who underwent mechanical mitral valve replacement: star GK vs SJM

Item

SJM group

(n = 87)

GK group

(n = 85)

P value

Age (years)

47.32 ± 9.20

46.95 ± 8.93

0.78

Female

46(52.87%)

43(50.59%)

0.87

Underlying disease

 Mitral stenosis

31(35.63%)

36(42.35%)

0.37

 Mitral incompetence

56(64.37%)

49((57.65%)

 Body surface area (cm2)

1.84 ± 0.14

1.86 ± 0.13

0.50

 Diameter of implanted valve (mm)

27.67 ± 1.45

27.63 ± 1.68

0.18

Current Mitral valve gradient (mmHg)

 25 mm type

15.21 ± 5.41

15.48 ± 5.59

0.92

 27 mm type

12.38 ± 5.23

12.41 ± 5.14

0.92

 29 mm type

10.34 ± 4.36

10.26 ± 4.28

0.90

 Current NYHA (median)

II

II

 

 Maximum Valve noise (dB)

68.4 ± 6.3

69.2 ± 6.7

0.57