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Table 6 Comparison between alive and deceased patients regarding demographics, anthropometrics, SC components, and performed interventions

From: Shone᾽s complex in pediatric age group: clinical characteristics, structural components, interventions, and outcomes of a cohort from a single center

Variable

Alive*

n=22

Died*

n=3

p- value**

Demographics

Age at last follow-up (months)

34.5 (16.8–63)

0.9 (0.23–7)

0.02**

Age at presentation(months)

1 (0.3–5.5)

0.9 (0.03–4)

0.5

Sex (Male)

15 (68.2)

2 (66.7)

1

Anthropometrics

Wt at last follow-up (kg)

12.3 (8.9–16.1)

2.2 (1.7- 6)

0.02**

 

Wt at presentation (kg)

4 (3.4–6.9)

2.2 (1.7–5.5)

0.2

 

Wt Z-score at presentation

−1.4 (−2, −0.5)

−1.4 (−2.6, −0.2)

0.8

 

Wt Z-score at last follow-up

−0.8 (−1.4, 0.1)

−2.4 (−2.6, −2.1)

0.04**

Components of SC

Supra-mitral membrane

3 (13.6)

1 (33.3)

0.4

Parachute/Parachute-like mitral valve

18 (81.8)

3 (100)

1

Bicuspid aortic valve 

13 (59.1)

0

0.1

Aortic coarctation

17 (77.3)

1 (33.3)

0.2

Subaortic stenosis

12 (54.5)

1 (33.3)

0.6

Suppressed LV Contractility$

 

1 (9.1)

2 (66.7)

0.03**

Presence of PHT

 

3 (13.6)

1 (33.3)

0.4

Intervention

 

19 (86.4)

1 (33.3)

0.1

  1. Ht height, PHT pulmonary hypertension, SC Shone’s complex, Wt weight
  2. $Fractional shortening of less than 28% at the initial presentation
  3. *Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or number (%)
  4. **statistically significant (p-value ≤0.05)