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The Egyptian Heart Journal

Table 2 Echocardiography parameters between cases and control group

From: Immediate, short-term, and long-term effects of balloon mitral valvuloplasty on the left atrial global longitudinal strain and its correlation to the outcomes in patients with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis

Variable

Cases (n = 95)

Control (n = 80)

p value (Sig.)

LA GLS(%)

23.1 ± 4.2

40.3 ± 5.9

 < 0.01**

MVA(in cm2)

1.02 ± 0.18

4.58 ± 0.82

 < 0.01**

SPAP(mm Hg)

43.7 ± 9.1

21.5 ± 6.8

 < 0.01**

LAV index (mL/m2)

76.3 ± 12.4

68.6 ± 10.4

 < 0.01**

  1. LAV: left atrial volume index, SPAP: systolic pulmonary arterial pressure, and MVA: mitral valve area
  2. **: P-value > 0.05: Non-significant; P-value < 0.05: Significant; P-value < 0.01: highly significant
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