Table 3 Paravalvular leaks in biological and mechanical prostheses
Biological prosthesis No. (%) | Mechanical prosthesis No. (%) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Paravalvular leak—prosthesis | 12 (38%) | 19 (62%) | 0.2 |
Aortic valve prosthesis | 10 (32%) | 13 (42%) | 0.6 |
Mitral valve prosthesis | 2 (6,5%) | 6 (19,5%) | 0.3 |
Hemolytic anemia | 3 (25%) | 5 (26%) | 0.95 |
Similar grade of PVL severity in SQ-TEE and CMR | 7 (58%) | 9 (47%) | 0.67 |
Association between paravalvular leak measures in TEE and CMR | |||
SQ-TEE %PVL and CMR PVL-vol | r = 0.78; p = 0.01 | r = 0.64; p = 0.01 | 0.5 |
SQ-TEE %PVL and CMR PVL-RF | r = 0.62; p = 0.04 | r = 0.68; p = 0. 01 | 0.8 |