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Table 3 Indications for valve replacement, valve(s) replaced, and types of valves used for replacement

From: Prevalence and characteristics of primary left-sided valve disease in a cohort of 15,000 patients undergoing echocardiography studies in a tertiary hospital in Uganda

Indications for valve replacement

Indication

No. of patients

 Rheumatic heart disease

44

 Aortic root disease with aortic regurgitation

2

 Dilated cardiomyopathy with functional mitral regurgitation

1

 Bicuspid aortic valve

1

 Calcific aortic stenosis

2

Valve(s) replaced

Valve(s)

No. of patients

 Mitral valve only

26

 Aortic valve only

10

 Mitral & Aortic valves

13

 Mitral, aortic and tricuspid valves

1

Types of prosthetic valves

Type of prosthetic valve

No. of patients

 Mechanical valves

44

 Bioprosthetic valves

5

 Autograft (ross procedure)

1