Cardiac characteristics and natural progression in Taiwanese patients with mucopolysaccharidosis III

Table 4 Echocardiographic features of the 26 patients with MPS III and the relationships between severity of cardiac valve abnormalities and age

Echocardiographic features	MS	MR	AS	AR	MVP	Thick IVS
n (%)	2 (8%)	8 (31%)	2 (8%)	5 (19%)	3 (12%)	5 (19%)
r value (severity of cardiac valve abnormalities versus age)	0.211	0.272	0.357	0.375	−0.171	−0.218
p value	p > 0.05	p > 0.05	p > 0.05	p < 0.05	p > 0.05	p > 0.05

MPS Mucopolysaccharidosis, MS Mitral stenosis, MR Mitral regurgitation, AS Aortic stenosis, AR Aortic regurgitation, MVP Mitral valve prolapse, IVS Interventricular septum
p value <0.05 is presented in boldface

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