Table 1 Characteristics of patients
From: Equine pericardium: a versatile alternative reconstructive material in congenital cardiac surgery
| Â | EP | BP | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 58 | 53 | Â |
Age (median, range) . | 343.5 days (2–1439) | 531 (14–9223) | 0.06 |
Gender M/ F | 32/26 | 34/19 | 0.33 |
Weight | 10.96 ± 11.33 | 14.15 ± 14.46 | 0.08 |
BSA | 0.46 ± 0.33 | 0.58 ± 0.33 | 0.03 |
RACHS | 5.5 ± 2.1 | 5 ± 1 | 0.11 |
Primary diagnosis | |||
 Left sided lesions |  |  |  |
 HLHS | 7 | 0 |  |
 Coarctation/ hypoplastic aortic arch | 5 | 0 |  |
 Interrupted aortic arch | 2 | 3 |  |
 Supravalvular aortic stenosis | 3 | 0 |  |
 LVOT obstruction | 0 | 1 |  |
 Mitral stenosis | 1 | 1 |  |
 Mitral regurgitation | 2 | 0 |  |
 Congenital aortic stenosis | 1 | 1 |  |
 Aortic regurgitation | 3 | 0 |  |
Right sided lesions | |||
 PA/VSD | 11 | 4 |  |
 DORV | 3 | 3 |  |
 RVOT obstruction | 1 | 0 |  |
 Pulmonary artery stenosis | 2 | 1 |  |
 Pulmonary valve stenosis | 0 | 1 |  |
Other | |||
 Truncus arteriosus | 1 | 2 |  |
 TGA | 5 | 3 |  |
 TOF | 7 | 23 |  |
 VSD | 2 | 5 |  |
 AVSD | 0 | 4 |  |
 Aortopulmonary window | 0 | 1 |  |
 Endocarditis | 1 | 0 |  |
 Pulmonary vein stenosis | 1 | 0 |  |