Table 1 .
Clinical characteristics (n=104).
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 60±12 (23–87) |
| Gender | |
| - Male | 77 (74.0) |
| - Female | 27 (26.0 |
| Hypertension | 54 (51.9) |
| Diabetes | 2 (1.9) |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 4 (3.8) |
| Marfan syndrome (medical history or newly diagnosed) | 4 (3.8) |
| Turner syndrome | 1 (1.0) |
| Previous cardiac surgery | 2 (1.9) |
| Pre-existing cardiac disease | |
| - Atrial fibrillation | 4 (3.8) |
| - Valvular heart disease | 4 (3.8) |
| - Myocardial infarction | 3 (2.9) |
| - Ischaemic heart disease | 2 (1.9) |
| - Chronic heart failure | 1 (1.0) |
| Peripheral arterial disease | 16 (15.4) |
| History of type B aortic dissection | 2 (1.9) |
| COPD | 12 (11.5) |
| Aortic valve insufficiency grade I-IV (new) | 64 (61.5) |
| Cardiac tamponade | 16 (15.4) |
| Malperfusion | |
| - Mesenteric | 1 (1.0) |
| - Limbs | 15 (14.4) |
| Neurological deficit | |
| - Hemipareses | 3 (2.9) |
| - Comatose | 1 (1.0) |
| - Spinal cord lesion | 2 (1.9) |
| Shock (systolic tension <90 mmHg) | 19 (18.3) |
| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | 7 (6.7) |
| Bicuspid aortic valve | 4 (3.8) |
| Iatrogenic dissection (due to coronary angiography) | 1 (1.0) |
Figures are numbers of patients with percentages in brackets.