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Table 3 Index of deterioration versus EuroScore values

From: Index of deterioration of patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valve thrombosis

 

Index of deterioration (ID)

EuroScore II

Variable

Effect size

P value

Effect size

P value

A-Preoperative (on admission)

 Age (years)

r = −0.245

0.023

r = 0.039

0.73

 Gender

    

  Females versus males

0.55 (0.07-3) vs. 0.21 (0.03-1.5)

0.003

8.4 (2.9-26.5) vs. 5 (1.69-15)

0.13

  Non-pregnant females vs. males*

0.46 (0.07-1.5) vs. 0.23 (0.03-1.5)

0.05

8.4 (2.9-26.5) vs. 5 (1.69-15)

0.27

 Pregnancy: pregnant vs. other cases

0.87 (0.3-3) vs. 0.39 (0.03-1.5)

0.003

8.4 (3.4-11.2) vs. 6.5 (1.7-26.5)

0.13

 Position

    

  Mitral + tricuspid

2 (2-2)

 

11.5 (7.9-15)

 

  Mitral + aorta

1 (0.07-1)

 

6.6 (6.4-10.5)

 

  Single mitral

0.46 (0.07-3)

 

6.9 (2.8-18)

 

  Single aortic

0.3 (0.03-1)

0.43

6.4 (1.7-26.5)

0.47

 Non-compliance to OAC: yes vs. no

0.5 (0.1-3) vs. 0.33 (0.03-1.5)

0.03

6.9 (2.8-18) vs. 6.4 (1.7-26.5)

0.36

 Thromboembolic events: yes vs. no

0.29 (1-1.5) vs. 0.5 (0.03-3)

0.35

8.4(2.9-11.4) vs. 6.6 (1.7-26.5)

0.99

 LVEF% at presentation

r = −0.155

0.155

r = −0.44

< 0.001

 Mean gradient across prosthesis

    

  Mitral

r = 0.52

< 0.001

r = 0.325

0.007

  Aortic (mm Hg)**

r = −0.44

0.129

r = −0.53

0.061

 NYHA functional class

    

  Class II

0.1 (0.03-0.14)

 

2.86 (1.69-3.7)

 

  Class III

0.17 (0.03-2)

 

3.7 (2.77-11.95)

 

  Class IV

0.75 (0.14-3)

< 0.001

8.44 (3.72-26.5)

< 0.001

 Latent period (months)

r = −0.489

< 0.001

r = −0.228

0.035

 Manifest period (days)

r = −0.974

< 0.001

r = −0.478

< 0.001

 Schedule of surgery

    

  Emergency (n = 50)

0.6 (0.1-3)

 

8.44 (3.72-26.5)

 

  Urgent (n = 45)

0.17 (0.03-1)

 

3.73 (2.77-10.65)

 

  Elective (n = 5)

0.088 (0.03-0.14)

< 0.001

2.53 (1.69-3.38)

< 0.001

B-Operative and postoperative

 Aortic cross clamp time (min)

r = 0.17

0.12

r = 0.204

0.06

 Cardiopulmonary bypass time (min)

r = 0.66

0.013

r = 0.35

0.001

 Mechanical ventilation

r = 0.31

0.004

r = 0.219

0.043

 Inotropes duration (h)

r = 0.23

0.031

r = 0.165

0.128

 ICU stay (days)

r = 0.18

0.09

r = 0.17

0.12

 Total hospital stay (days)

r = 0.035

0.75

r = 0.03

0.79

 Postoperative LVEF%

r = −0.252

0.019

r = −0.424

< 0.001

 Mean gradient across prosthesis

    

  Mitral

r = 0.33

< 0.006

r = −0.308

0.011

  Aortic (mm Hg)*

r = −0.511

0.075

r = −0.302

0.316

 Mortality

    

 Mortalities (n = 18)

0.75 (0.1-3)

 

8.5 (4.2-26.5)

 

 Survivors (n = 68)

0.35 (0.03-2)

0.002

6.27 (1.69-13.84)

< 0.001

 Hospital survivors:

    

  Complicated (n = 29)

0.5 (0.1-1.5)

 

6.89 (2.86-13.84)

 

  Uneventful cases (n = 39)

0.2 (0.03-2)

0.011

4.4 (1.69-13.84)

0.006

  1. Values are calculated on admission or during hospitalization and are expressed as median (range) or as Spearman’s correlation coefficient r
  2. vs. versus, PVT prosthetic valve thrombosis, n number of patients, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction
  3. *36 females, 34 males
  4. **Excluding 5 patients with more than one prosthesis