Table 1 Baseline characteristics and outcomes
All patients (N = 35) | |
|---|---|
Baseline | |
Age at the 1st surgery (years) | 42.1 ± 9.1 (23, 60) |
Male, n (%) | 27 (77.1%) |
ESR (mm/hr) | 31.9 ± 36.8 |
CRP (mg/dL) | 1.1 ± 1.8 |
Clinical manifestations of BD | |
Recurrent oral ulcer | 32 (91.4%) |
Genital ulcer | 9 (25.7%) |
Eye involvement | 1 (2.9%) |
Skin lesion | 21 (60.0%) |
Positive Pathergy test | 2 (5.7%) |
Fulfillment of ISG criteria | |
Definite | 6 (17.1%) |
Suspected | 20 (57.1%) |
Oral ulcer only | 6 (17.1%) |
None | 3 (8.6%) |
Outcomes | |
Death | 16 (45.7%) |
Cardiac death | 11 (31.4%) |
Heart transplantation | 1 (2.9%) |
Complete atrioventricular block | 17 (48.6%) |
Number of open heart surgeries | 2.4 ± 1.1 |
More than 2 open heart surgeries | 28 (80.0%) |
AV paravalvular leakage within 2 years | 18 (51.4%) |