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Table 5: Mortality associated with preoperative treatment and clinical status of patients diagnosed with postinfarction ventricular septal rupture. |
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Mortality (patients) |
Survival (patients) |
p* |
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Inotrope use |
12 |
4 |
NS |
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Use of IACB |
11 |
3 |
NS |
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Interventionism |
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PCI |
2 |
1 |
NS |
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Amplatzer |
1 |
0 |
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Functional class |
0.01 |
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I/II |
4 |
7 |
|
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III/IV |
13 |
3 |
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Time between AMI diagnosis and surgery (days) |
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< 7 |
11 |
1 |
0.012 |
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7-15 |
6 |
5 |
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> 15 |
0 |
4 |
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* p-value obtained by χ2 test. IACB = intra-aortic counter-pulsation balloon, PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention, AMI = acute myocardial infarction, NS = not significant. |
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