Table 1 Characteristics of patients
From: Equine pericardium: a versatile alternative reconstructive material in congenital cardiac surgery
| EP | BP | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 58 | 53 | |
| 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 | |