Research Article
T Cell Response in Patients with Implanted Biological and Mechanical Prosthetic Heart Valves
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of patients.
| Characteristics | Biological prosthesis,
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| Age of patient at the time of primary surgery | 53 (49; 57) | 54 (28; 62) | Male/female () | 7/18 | 1/6 | % | 28/72 | 14.3/85.7 | Duration of prosthesis functioning, month | 100 (83; 116) | 70 (64; 87) | Etiology of heart defect | | | Rheumatic heart disease | 19 (76%) | 6 (85.7%) | Infective endocarditis | 3 (12%) | 0 | Connective tissue dysplasia | 3 (12%) | 1 (14.3%) | Functioning of prosthesis | | | Sustained | 18 (72%) | 7 (100%) | Signs of malfunction | 7 (28%) | 0 | Heart failure (NYHA) | | | I | 9 (36%) | 2 (28.6%) | IIА | 16 (64%) | 5 (71.4%) | Functional class of heart failure | | | 1 | 1 (4%) | 1 (14.3%) | 2 | 19 (76%) | 5 (71.4%) | 3 | 4 (16%) | 1 (14.3%) | 4 | 1 (4%) | 0 | Cardiac dysrhythmia | | | Sinus rhythm | 7 (28%) | 4 (57.1%) | Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation | 5 (20%) | 3 (42.9%) | Permanent atrial fibrillation | 12 (48%) | | Ectopic heartbeat | 1 (4%) | | Hypertonic disease | 7 (28%) | 4 (57.1%) | Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 3 (12%) | 0 | Chronic ischemic heart disease | 2 (8%) | 1 (14.3%) | Acute cerebrovascular accident | 3 (12%) | 1 (14.3%) | GI-tract diseases | 13 (52%) | 4 (57.1%) | Thyroid diseases | 2 (8%) | 1 (14.3%) | Diseases of the urinary system | 5 (20%) | 2 (28.6%) | Pulmonary diseases | 3 (12%) | 1 (14.1%) |
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