Table 3.
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) |