Predictors of Developing Significant Mitral Regurgitation Following Percutaneous Mitral Commissurotomy with Inoue Balloon Technique

Table 1

Baseline Characteristics.

Variable	Group A (𝑛=88)	Group B (𝑛=20)	P value
Clinical Characteristics:
(i) Age (Years)	31±9	32±10	0.86
(ii) Male/Females	22/66	6/14	0.58
(iii) Height	159±7	157±5	0.81
(iv) BSA	1.6±0.2	1.6±0.3	0.92
(v) Prior PMC	13.6%	15.8%	0.95
(vi) NYHA Class	2.6±0.7	2.7±0.8	0.94
(vii) AF	27.2%	31.6%	0.59
Pre-PMC Echo-Doppler data (except MV Scoring):
(i) MVA (cm^2)	0.9±0.2	0.8±0.2	0.37
(ii) MG	14±3	13±2	0.71
(iii) SPAP	44±20	41±21	0.67
(iv) LA dimension	4.8±1.0	4.9±0.7	0.47

BSA: body surface area; NYHA: New York Heart Association classification; AF: atrial fibrillation. *Significant at <0.05