Table 1.
Clinical data of patients for aortic tissue used for multi-photon microscopy.
| All Samples | N (M/F) | Age, yr (Median ± S.D.) | Aortic dia., mm (Mean ± S.D.) | HTN (%) | Smoking (%) | AI (%) | AS (%) | ||||
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| 1+ | 2–3+ | 4+ | Mild | Moderate | Severe | ||||||
| CTRL ATA | 5 (2/3) | 58 ± 4.7 | Normal | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TAV ATAA | 5(3/2) | 67 ± 11.7 | 56.4 ± 5.55 | 80 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BAV ATAA | 8 (6/2) | 60 ± 8.7 | 53.8 ± 8.38 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
N, number; M, male; F, female; S.D., standard deviation; Dia., diameter; BAV, bicuspid aortic valve; TAV, tricuspid aortic valve; CTRL, control; ATA, ascending thoracic aorta; ATAA, ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm; HTN, hypertension; AI, aortic insufficiency; AS, aortic stenosis.