Table 1.
Main indications for surgery of the ascending aorta in 1,210 patients
| Variablea | With pathological examination of aorta |
Without pathological examination of aorta, n = 600 (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without aortitis, n = 573 (%) | With aortitis, n = 37 (%) | OR for aortitis (95% CI) | P | ||
| Aneurysmb | 469 (82) | 30 (81.1) | 1.3 (0.5-3.3) | 0.53 | 423 (81.8) |
| Pathology of the aortic valvec | 261 (45.6) | 24 (64.9) | 2.3 (1.1-4.9) | 0.027 | 279 (46.6) |
| Malformationd | 21 (3.7) | 1 (2.7) | 0.7 (0.1-5.2) | 0.69 | 19 (3.2) |
| Infection | 8 (1.4) | 1 (2.7) | 1.7 (0.2-14.9) | 0.61 | 30 (5) |
Patients with and without pathological examination and with and without a diagnosis of aortitis, Denmark, 1997 to 2009 (logistic regression analysis, adjusted prevalence ORs for aortitis).
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
a Several conditions/indications could be present for the same patient.
b With or without dissection.
c Refers to aortic valve functional status, i.e. insufficiency, stenosis.
d Refers to anatomic information, i.e., bicuspid valve, other congenital malformation.