Table 3 Prosthesis size according to different suture techniques and surgical approaches
From: Aortic prosthetic size predictor in aortic valve replacement
Variables | Prosthesis size | P-value |
|---|---|---|
Suture technique | ||
Intra-annular single suture (n = 73) | 21.1 ± 1.7 | 0.124 (t-test) |
Supra-annular pledgeted suture (n = 41) | 20.8 ± 1.8 | |
Surgical approach | ||
Full sternotomy | 21.4 ± 1.67 | 0.349 (One-way ANOVA) |
Upper ministernotomy | 21.4 ± 1.96 | |
Second intercostal minithoracotomy | 20.7 ± 1.89 |