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Table 1 Baseline clinical and hemodynamic characteristics in the different subgroups

From: Impact of left ventricular outflow tract ellipticity on the grading of aortic stenosis in patients with normal ejection fraction

 

Severe

HG-SAS

(n = 120)

Severe

Paradoxical

NF-LG-AS

(n = 45)

Severe Paradoxical

LF-LG-AS

(n = 25)

p-value

Age, yrs

73 ± 12

74 ± 14

74 ± 14

0.44

Male gender, n (%)

77 (64%)

21 (47%)*

10 (40%)*

0.02

Body surface area, kg/m2

1.86 ± 0,19

1.81 ± 0,21

1.83 ± 0,20

0.83

Arterial hypertension, n (%)

84 (70%)

38 (84%)*

21 (88%)*

0.046

Diabetes, n (%)

20 (17%)

12 (27%)

6 (24%)

0.29

Hyperlipidemia, n (%)

86 (72%)

27 (60%)

24 (96%)*,†

0.01

Prior myocardial infarction, n (%)

5 (4%)

7 (16%)*

3 (13%)

0.04

Prior coronary revascularization, n (%)

15 (13%)

5 (11%)

5 (20%)

0.49

Atrial fibrillation, n (%)

2 (2%)

1 (2%)

5 (20%)*,†

<0.01

  1. * p < 0.05 vs HG-SAS; p < 0.05 vs NF-PLG-SAS