| Baseline Characteristic |
Normal Control (n=10) |
Mitral Stenosis patients (n=10) |
| Age (years) |
34 ± 10 |
26 ± 6 |
| Sex (male:female) |
7:3 |
4:6 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
22.8 ± 2.9 |
22.2 ± 3.6 |
| NYHA Class (n) |
Not applicable |
II (3), III (7) |
| Systolic BP (mm of Hg) |
115 ± 14 |
110 ± 8 |
| Diastolic BP (mm of Hg) |
74 ± 8 |
74 ± 9 |
| AF prevalence (%) |
Nil |
2/10 (20%) |
| Prevalence of pulmonary artery hypertension (%) |
Nil |
10/10 (100%) |
| Plasma BNP (pg/ml) |
6 (5,10) |
44(15,117)** |
| Plasma apelin (pg/ml) |
570 (415,680) |
320 (167,515)* |
*p<0.05 compared to control, **p<0.01 compared to control. All values are
expressed as mean ± S.D. except plasma apelin and BNP expressed as median
(25th, 75th percentile). |
