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Table 4 Comparison of echocardiographic characteristics and biomarkers among the type of implanted prosthetic aortic valve

From: Pre- and post-surgical evaluation of the inflammatory response in patients with aortic stenosis treated with different types of prosthesis

 

Early Postsurgical

Late Postsurgical

VARIABLES

Biologic

Mechanic

p

Biologic

Mechanic

p

mean (±SD)

n = 48

n = 31

 

n = 48

n = 31

 

LV mass (gr/m2 BSA)

132 (39)

129 (37)

0.75

117 (30)

112 (27)

0.45

AoV area (cm2)

1.5 (0.24)

1.5 (0.26)

0.41

1.7 (0.14)

1.7 (0.16)

0.2

Ao Mean Gr (mmHg)

17 (7.9)

19 (8.2)

0.33

15 (5)

17 (6)

0.09

Ao Max Vel (m/s)

2.5 (0.62)

2.7 (0.59)

0.32

2.2 (0.46)

2.4 (0.44)

0.17

LVEF (%)

53 (11)

51 (14)

0.57

56 (8)

56 (11)

0.8

PASP (mmHg)

35 (8)

33 (9)

0.37

29 (5)

28 (6)

0.6

TNFα (pg/cc)

16 (0-264)a

0 (0-387)a

0.61

0 (60-252)a

0 (62-150)a

0.41

IL-1 (pg/cm3)

9 (0-84)a

0 (0-146)a

0.7

0 (0-66)a

0 (0-65)a

0.64

IL-6 (pg/cc)

17 (0-106)a

44 (0-92)a

0.91

18 (0-78)a

0 (0-82)a

0.41

ICAM-1 (pg/cc)

6336 (5041-41,060)a

6066 (4534-6822)a

0.46

4287 (3161-43,985)a

3632 (3052-5986)a

0.24

  1. amedian (IQR 25-75)
  2. BSA body surface area, LV left ventricle, Ao aortic, V valve, Gr gradient, Max maximum, Vel velocity, Vol volume, LVEF LV expulsion fraction, PASP: pulmonary artery systolic pressure, IQR: interquartile range