Table 4.

All causes of death

Variables	group A (N = 249)	group B (N = 172)	p-value
Aorta-related death
Rupture	5 (2.0)	5 (2.9)	0.78
Infection	1 (0.4)	2 (1.2)	0.74
Aorto-bronchial fistula	3 (1.2)	1 (0.6)	0.89
Aorto-esophageal fistula	1 (0.4)	3 (1.7)	0.38
Retrograde type A aortic dissection	0 (0.0)	1 (0.6)	0.85
Myocardial ischemia	2 (0.8)	0 (0.0)	0.65
Heart failure	2 (0.8)	3 (1.7)	0.68
Stroke	4 (1.7)	6 (3.5)	0.36
Pneumonia	10 (4.0)	5 (2.9)	0.74
Renal failure	2 (0.8)	3 (1.7)	0.68
Intestinal hemorrhage	4 (1.7)	1 (0.6)	0.62
Malignancy	14 (5.6)	1 (0.6)	0.01
Unknown	13 (5.2)	7 (4.0)	0.56

Data are presented as n (%)