Research Article

DNA Repair Gene Polymorphism and the Risk of Mitral Chordae Tendineae Rupture

Table 2

Echocardiographic findings of case and control groups.

Control ()Case ()

LAD3.49 ± 0.184.75 ± 0.47<0.001
AOD3.25 ± 0.193.34 ± 0.140.057
LVSD3.3 ± 0.274.28 ± 0.33<0.001
LVDD4.88 ± 0.245.41 ± 0.31<0.001
LVEF0.63 ± 0.040.55 ± 0.06<0.001
IVST1.14 ± 0.081.17 ± 0.10.224
PWT1.14 ± 0.081.17 ± 0.10.156
MPAP18.76 ± 2.0940.29 ± 7.3<0.001
MR grading
 Moderate9 (42.86)
 Severe12 (57.14)
Vena contracta width0.65 ± 0.11

LAD: left atrial diameter, AOD: aortic root diameter, LVSD: left ventricular systolic diameter, LVDD: left ventricular diastolic diameter, LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction, IVST: interventricular septal thickness, PWT: posterior wall thickness, MPAP: mean pulmonary artery pressure, MR: mitral regurgitation, and VCW: vena contracta width.