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Preoperative Patient Characteristics
| No. of Patients (%) N=245 |
|
|---|---|
| Age, y (mean+SD) | 58±14 |
| - Range | 19–87 |
| Females | 70 (29) |
| Presenting Aortic Symptoms | 91 (37) |
| - Back Pain | 18 (7) |
| - Anterior Chest Pain | 73 (30) |
| - Malperfusion | 6 (2) |
| - Syncope | 9 (4) |
| Maximal Aortic Diameter, cm (Mean±SD) | 5.6±0.9 |
| - Range | 4.5–9.5 |
| Urgent/Emergency Operation | 89 (36) |
| - Acute Type A Dissection | 54 (22) |
| - Aortic Rupture | 16 (7) |
| - Cardiac Tamponade | 4 (2) |
| Redo Sternotomy | 39 (16) |
