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Table 4 Postoperative clinical outcome

From: Preoperative diastolic function predicts the onset of left ventricular dysfunction following aortic valve replacement in high-risk patients with aortic stenosis

 

No post-CPB LV dysfunction (n = 56)

With post-CPB LV dysfunction (n = 38)

P value

In-Hospital Mortality (%)

3.6

18.4*

0.044

Adverse Cardiac events (%)

   

Myocardial Infarct (%)

0

13.2*

0.022

Arrhythmia's (%)

19.6

50*

0.029

Low Cardiac Output (%)

1.8

60.5*

<0.001

Wound infection (%)

3.6

5.3

0.665

Pneumonia (%)

3.6

7.9

0.368

Re-operation (%)

8.9

5.3

0.773

Duration of Mechanical Ventilation (h)

9 (7)

38 (28)*

0.032

Peak Serum Troponin (ng/L)

1.7 (1.2)

12.3 (9.2)*

0.026

Peak Serum Creatinin (mg/L)

88 (24)

102 (46)

0.092

Duration of stay in ICU (d)

3.1 (1.5)

6.9 (5.5)*

<0.001

Duration of stay in Hospital (d)

10 (3)

14 (7)*

0.022

  1. LV, left ventricular; CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass.
  2. *P < 0.05, between the two groups; χ2 test with Yates correction or unpaired Student t test.
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