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. 2005 Sep 13;92(4):495–498. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.069815

Table 1 Characteristics of patients (n = 81) undergoing aortic valve replacement.

Variable Patients with AS Patients with BP p Value
Number 57 24
Age (years) 68 (10) 68 (6) 0.9
Men 34 (60%) 13 (54%) 0.6
CAD 30 (53%) 11 (46%) 0.5
Hypertension 33 (58%) 11 (46%) 0.2
Diabetes 9 (16%) 3 (13%) 0.7
Smoker 25 (44%) 11 (46%) 0.9
Hyperlipidaemia 30 (53%) 10 (42%) 0.3
Obesity 37 (65%) 13 (54%) 0.4
Family history 12 (21%) 5 (21%) 0.9
Aspirin 34 (60%) 13 (54%) 0.6
Statin 20 (35%) 6 (25%) 0.4
ACE inhibitor 32 (56%) 12 (50%) 0.6

Age is mean (SD).

ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; AS, non‐rheumatic aortic valve stenosis; BP, degenerative aortic valve bioprosthesis; CAD, coronary artery disease.