showed a trendp = 0.08
Postoperative echocardiography showed a trend toward improvement for LVEF in AR patients (from 48 ± 4% before surgery to 53 ± 5% 6 months after surgery to 54 ± 6% at 2 years postoperatively, p = 0.08) and significant improvement in AS patients (from 50 ± 5% before surgery to 52 ± 12% 6 months after surgery to 55 ± 46% at 2 years postoperatively, p = 0.002).