Table 4 Echocardiography characteritistics at presentation (baseline) and at review (17 patients with cardiac surgery excluded)
Baseline (N = 86) | Review (N = 94) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | N | % | Characteristics | n | % |
MV regurgitation (N = 80) |  |  | MV regurgitation (N = 79) |  |  |
 Mild | 13 | 16.2 |  Mild- | 12 | 15.2 |
 Moderate | 15 | 18.8 |  Moderate- | 12 | 15.2 |
 Severe | 47 | 58.8 |  Severe- | 55 | 69.6 |
 Not specified | 5 | 6.2 |  |  |  |
MV stenosis (N = 22) |  |  | MV stenosis(N = 25) (10 isolated, no MVR) |  |  |
 Mild | 4 | 18.2 | Mild | 2 | 8 |
 Moderate | 2 | 9.1 | Moderate | 7 | 28 |
 Severe | 15 | 68.2 | Severe | 16 | 64 |
 Not specified | 1 | 4.5 |  |  |  |
AV regurgitation (N = 47) |  |  | AV regurgitation (N = 48) |  |  |
 Mild | 18 | 38.3 |  Mild | 11 | 22.9 |
 Moderate | 14 | 29.8 |  Moderate | 21 | 43.8 |
 Severe | 12 | 25.5 |  Severe | 16 | 33.3 |
 Not specified | 3 | 6.4 |  |  |  |
AV stenosis (N = 3 = 1 mild & 2 severe) |  |  | AV stenosis (n = 1 moderate in 4 valves dysfunction) |  |  |
TV regurtation (N = 63) |  |  | TV regurgitation (N = 53) |  |  |
 Mild | 19 | 30.2 |  Mild | 18 | 33.9 |
 Moderate | 22 | 34.9 |  Moderate | 18 | 33.9 |
 Severe | 20 | 31.7 |  Severe (including 1 severe TVS) | 17 | 33.1 |
 Not specified | 2 | 3.2 |  |  |  |
Pulmonary valve (PV) regurgitation | 17 | 19.8 | Pulmonary valve (PV) regurgitation (all mild) | 28 | 29.8 |
 Mild | 12 | 70.6 | Impaired LV systolic function (EF < 55%) | 13 | 13.8 |
 Moderate | 2 | 11.8 | Pulmonary hypertension (ePASP > 40 mmHg) | 34 | 36.2 |
 Severe | 1 | 5.9 | Pericardial effusion | 5 | 5.3 |
 Not specified | 2 | 11.8 | Valvular evolution (vs baseline; N = 73 available) |  |  |
Impaired LV systolic function (EF < 55%) | 7 | 8.1 |  No change | 43 | 58.9 |
Pulmonary hypertension (ePASP > 40 mmHg) | 33 | 38.4 |  Initial lesions decreased | 13 | 17.8 |
Pericardial effusion | 3 | 3.5 | Â Initial lesions worsened | 17 | 23.3 |