. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Jun 14;6(4):10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.113.000528. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.113.000528

Table 1.

Demographics and aortic dimensions of healthy volunteers and patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease

	Healthy volunteers	Bicuspid aortic valve patients
Male (%)	68%	76%
Age (years)	40.2±17.7	39.5±16.9
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)	87.9±11.1	89.2±12.0
Aortic diameters/BSA (mm/m²):
Aortic sinuses	16.7±2.2	17.2±2.7
Sinotubular junction	15.1±2.1	16.6±3.1^*
Mid ascending aorta	15.2±2.2	18.2±3.7^*
Proximal descending aorta	11.0±1.6	11.2±1.8
Distal descending aorta	9.8±1.5	9.8±1.6

Values are mean ±standard deviation;

p<0.001;

BSA = body surface area