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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Echocardiography-guided percutaneous closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects without arterial access and fluoroscopy

Variable

Values

Total number (n)

46

Male/female (n)

26/20

Mean age (years)

6.5 ± 2.3 (range, 4.2–12.0)

Mean weight (kg)

22.1 ± 6.6 (range, 16.0–38.5)

PmVSD diameter (mm)

4.1 ± 0.6 (range, 3.2–5.0)

Other malformations

 IRBBB (n)

4

 Aortic valve regurgitation (trivial) (n)

1

 Mitral valve regurgitation (n)

0

 Tricuspid valve regurgitation (mild) (n)

1

Outcome as expected (n)

44

Switch to open heart surgery (n)

2

Device size (mm)

6 mm,7 mm

Operative duration (min)

28.2 ± 8.7 (range, 12.0–42.0)

Mechanical ventilation duration (min)

65.2 ± 5.6 (range, 56.0–78.0)

Intensive care unit duration (h)

2.1 ± 0.1 (range, 2.0–2.4)

Total length of stay (day)

2.7 ± 0.2 (range, 2.5–3.0)

In-hospital complication

 IRBBB (n)

3

 Residual shunt (n)

1 (width, 1 mm; flow rate < 2.0 m/s)

Follow-up complication (Medium)

 IRBBB (n)

1

Follow-up complication (Long-term)

 

 IRBBB (n)

0

Follow-up time (months)

21.8 ± 4.7 (range, 12–24)

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. PmVSD perimembranous ventricular septal defect, IRBBB incomplete right bundle branch block