From: A review of valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease in Australia
% all valve procedures (95% CI) | Isolated valve repair N = 74 | Any valve replacement N = 1297 | P value repair versus replacements |
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Mitral | Â | Â | Â |
Stenosis only | 6.8 | 5.2 | 0.573 |
(95% CI) | (2.2 – 15.1) | (4.1 – 6.6) | |
Regurgitation only | 54.1 | 19.0 | <0.001 |
(95% CI) | (42.165.7) | (16.9 – 21.2) | |
Combined regurgitation and stenosis | 14.9 | 29.8 | 0.006 |
(95% CI) | (7.7 – 25.0) | (27.3 – 32.3) | |
Aortic valve | Â | Â | Â |
Stenosis only | 1.4 | 5.2 | 0.142 |
(95% CI) | (0.03 – 7.3) | (04.0 – 6.5) | |
Regurgitation only | 9.5 | 12.3 | 0.462 |
(95% CI) | (3.9 – 18.5) | (10.6 – 14.3) | |
Combined regurgitation and stenosis | 5.4 | 17.8 | 0.006 |
(95% CI) | (1.5 – 13.3) | (15.7 – 20.0) |