Variable DVR alone (N=50) DVR with ARE (N=50)
Age Mean 32±24 Mean 35±20
Gender 65% female 70% female
BSA 1.7±0.5 m2 1.5±0.2m2[average 1.37 m2]
NYHA class I II III VI 5.9% 19.8% 60.4% 13.9% 4.1% 15.9% 68.5% 11.5%
AF 20% 30%
Bicuspid aortic valve 1% 2.5%
PVD No No
COPD No No
LCO No No
HTN No 0.5%
DM No 2.5%
s/p MI or CAD No No
Smoking 5% 10%
Stroke and TIAs No No
Aortic lesion Stenosis Insufficiency Mixed 18.4% 10.8% 70% 34% P-value ≤0.0001 3.7% 0.0002 61.6% 0.0069