Table 1.

patient’s demographic and clinical profiles

Variables	Value (Total: 12 patients)
Age in years, mean ± SD (range)	51.1 ±12.43 (34-72)
Sex ratio (M/F)	1.16
BSA, mean ± SD (range)	1.92 ± 0.2 (1.5-2.3)
BMI, mean ± SD (range)	26.6±5.2 (19.05-35.5)
Hypertension, n (%)	11 (91.6)
Smoking, n (%)	3 (25)
Genetic syndromes, n (%)	1 (8,3)
Acute aortic dissection (< 2 weeks), n (%)	4 (33.3)
Symptoms, n (%)
History of chest pain	11 (91.6)
Dyspnea > NYHA class III	8 (66.6)
Associated lesions, n (%)
Aortic valve insufficiency Mitral insufficiency	12 (100) 1 (8.3)
Left ventricle ejection fraction < 50%, n (%)	1 (8.3)
HIV serology, n (%)	1 (8.3)
Impaired renal function at admission, n (%)	2 (16.6)
Malperfusion syndrome at admission, n (%)	3 (25)

BSA: body surface area, BMI: body max index, NYHA: New York Heart Association, HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus