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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: At the end of the study, however, there was a statistical difference (group STD versus group TVA, p < 0. 05) with regard to cardiac mortality (7 of 30 versus 3 of 30), average amount of tricuspid regurgitation (1. 5 + / - 1. 3 versus 0. 5 + / - 0. 4), percentage of patients with 2 + or greater tricuspid regurgitation (34 % versus 0 %), serum creatinine (2. 9 + / - 2. 0 versus 1. 8 + / - 0. 7), and difference in serum creatinine over baseline (2. 0 + / - 2. 1 versus 0. 7 + / - 0. 8).