Table 1. Subject Characteristics.

	All	Mild Ao Dilation	Moderate Ao Dilation	Severe Ao Dilation	Ao Dilation + Aortic Stenosis	ANOVA P-value
n	40	10	10	10	10
Age (yrs)	58 ± 16	41 ± 16	63 ± 11	62 ± 10	64 ± 14	0.001
Female (n)	11	2	4	4	1	0.358
Ejection fraction (%)	60 ± 6	57 ± 6	59 ± 8	64 ± 4	60 ± 6	0.122
Left ventricle mass (gr)	135 ± 44	106 ± 19	122 ± 26	137 ± 10	170 ± 57	0.078
End-diastolic volume (ml)	158 ± 46	150 ± 26	145 ± 32	161 ± 64	176 ± 52	0.517
Stroke Volume (mL)	93 ± 30	85 ± 13	84 ± 21	100 ± 47	102 ± 26	0.102
Sinus of Valsalva Diameter (mm)	41 ± 5	39 ± 9	41 ± 3	42 ± 5	39 ± 4	0.652
Mid Ascending Aorta Diameter (mm)	40 ± 7	30 ± 4	41 ± 3	47 ± 2	42 ± 3	0.001
Peak Velocity (m/s)	1.78 ± 0.98	1.2 ± 0.4	1.3 ± 0.3	1.35 ± 0.15	3.3 ± 0.66	0.001