Table 2: Histological Calcific Score (HCS) of Aortic Valves.
|
Ho-FH(n=3) |
He-FH(n=3) |
non-FH(n=18) |
p-value(ANOVA test) |
|
|
HCS |
0.6*, ** |
3.0 |
2.5±0.6 |
<0.001 |
|
Severity of calcification. Calc area of aortic valve >40% |
0 |
3 (100%) |
10 (56%) |
HCS: Histological Calcification Score. 0; ; calc area <5%, non, 1; calc area <15%, 2; calc area 15 <40%, 3; calc area more than 40%.
*p<0.001 versus He-FH, based on the Tukey's HSD test.
**p<0.001 versus non-FH, based on the Tukey's HSD test.