Table 2

Prevalence of paraprosthetic jets at the follow up TOE study by valve type and position

Prosthesis typeParaprosthetic jets
AbsentPresentTotal
Aortic
Carpentier-Edwards
Pericardial164 (5%)20
Porcine606
Medtronic Hall392 (5%)41
St Jude578 (12%)65
Ultracor181 (5%)19
Total13615 (10%)151
Mitral
Medtronic Hall163 (16%)19
St Jude332 (6%)35
Ultracor85 (38%)13
Total5710 (15%)67