Table 4 Surgical management of RHD valve disease stratified by Indigenous status (There were only five pulmonary procedures performed; all on non-Indigenous patients)
From: A review of valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease in Australia
% (95% CI) | Total RHD | Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | Non-Indigenous Australian | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 1384 | N = 174 | N = 1210 | ||
Mitral |  | N = 153 | N = 882 |  |
Mechanical valve | 65.5 | 51.6 | 67.9 | <0.001 |
(62.5 – 68.4) | (43.4 – 59.8) | (64.7 – 71.0) | ||
Bioprosthetic valve | 24.5 | 26.8 | 24.1 | 0.482 |
(21.9 – 27.3) | (20.0 – 34.5) | (21.4 – 27.1) | ||
Valve Repair | 10 | 21.6 | 7.9 | <0.001 |
(6.4 – 14.8) | (15.3 – 28.9) | (6.2 – 9.9) | ||
Aortic |  | N = 62 | N = 628 |  |
Mechanical valve | 53.6 | 64.5 | 52.5 | 0.071 |
(49.8 – 57. 4) | (51.3 – 76.3) | (48.6 – 56.5) | ||
Bioprosthetic valve | 44.2 | 32.3 | 45.4 | 0.047 |
(40.5 – 48.0) | (20.9 – 45.3) | (41.4 – 49.4) | ||
Valve Repair | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.552 |
(1.22 – 3.56) | (0.4 – 11.2) | (1.1 – 3.5) | ||
Tricuspid |  | N = 31 | N = 188 |  |
Mechanical valve | 10 | 3.2 | 11.2 | 0.173 |
(8.2 – 11.9) | (0.1 – 16.7) | (7.0 – 16.6) | ||
Bioprosthetic valve | 3.7 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 0.370 |
(1.6 – 7.1) | (0.8 – 21.4) | (1.2 – 6.8) | ||
Valve Repair | 86.3 | 90.3 | 85.6 | 0.482 |
(81.0 – 90.6) | (74.2 – 98.0) | (79.8 – 90.3) |