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Table 1 Characteristics of Patients with Asymptomatic Mitral Regurgitation (n:21)*

From: Assessment of cardiac remodeling in asymptomatic mitral regurgitation for surgery timing: a comparative study of echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging

Characteristics

 

Age (y)

44 ± 16*

Female gender n (%)

15 (71)

Functional capacity, n (%)

 

   NYHA Functional Class I

13 (61)

   NYHA Functional Class I-II

8 (38)

Drugs, n (%)

 

   ACE inh.

3 (14)

   Beta-Blocking agent

3 (14)

Mitral regurgitation follow-up n (%)

 

   0-6 month

3 (14)

   6 months-1 year

3 (14)

   1 year< x < 3 years

7 (33)

   3 year< x < 6 years

2 (10)

   >6 years

6 (29)

  1. * Plus-minus values are means ± SD
  2. † NYHA: New York Heart Association, ACE inh.: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors