Table 1.
Study Characteristics
| Authors | Year | Location | Type | No. pts. (n) | Mean age (years) | Male (%) | BAV (%) | Marfan (%) | F/U (years) | F/U pt yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kari et al (1) | 2013 | Stanford, USA | Retrospective | 50 | 45 | 80 | 100 | 9 | 3 | 190 |
| Price et al (2) | 2013 | Belgium | Retrospective | 475 | 53 | 81 | 34 | NR | 4.6 | 2152 |
| Aicher et al (3) | 2013 | Germany | Retrospective | 559 | 47.2 | 86.8 | 100 | NR | 4.6 | 2559 |
| Vohra et al (4) | 2013 | Belgium | Retrospective | 471 | 52.1 | 81.1 | 34.8 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 5275.2 |
| Luciani et al (5) | 2012 | Italy | Retrospective case control | 58 | 43 | 79.3 | 34.7 | NR | 3.8 | 220.4 |
| Fattouch et al (6) | 2012 | Italy | Retrospective | 216 | 53 | 76.8 | 27.7 | 16.6 | 3.5 | 756 |
| Baidu et al (7) | 2011 | Belgium | Retrospective case control | 100 | 47.2 | 80 | 43 | 3 | 1.7 | 167 |
| Boodhwani et al (8) | 2011 | Belgium | Retrospective | 55 | 65 | 71 | 30.9 | NR | 4.3 | 237 |
| de Kerchove et al (9) | 2011 | Germany | Retrospective | 106 | 45.5 | 93.5 | 100 | NR | 4.2 | 445 |
| Aicher et al (10) | 2011 | Germany | Retrospective | 316 | 49 | 84.8 | 100 | NR | 4 | 1253 |
| Boodhwani et al (11) | 2011 | Belgium | Retrospective | 122 | 44 | 92 | 100 | NR | 5.1 | 620 |
| Boodhwani et al (12) | 2011 | Belgium | Retrospective | 111 | 56.5 | 92 | 43.1 | 11 | 3.8 | 422 |
| Lansac et al (13) | 2010 | France | Mulitcentre prospective | 187 | 57.7 | NR | 21.4 | 39.7 | 2.4 | 455.9 |
| Aicher et al (14) | 2010 | Germany | Retrospective | 640 | 56 | 72.7 | 32 | NR | 4.7 | 3035 |
| Ashikhmina et al (15) | 2010 | Mayo | Retrospective case control | 108 | 41 | 91 | 100 | NR | 5.1 | 541 |
| David et al (16) | 2010 | Toronto, Canada | Retrospective | 64 | 46 | 78.1 | NR | NR | 4.9 | 313.6 |
| Schäfers (17) | 2010 | Germany | Retrospective | 111 | 57 | 74.6 | 0 | NR | 3.5 | 385 |
| Aicher et al (18) | 2010 | Germany | Retrospective | 427 | 53 | 70.3 | 42.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1238 |
| le Polain de Waroux et al (19) | 2009 | Belgium | Blinded retrospective | 186 | 55.3 | 79 | 37 | 19 | 1.5 | 279 |
| de Kerchove et al (20) | 2008 | Germany | Retrospective | 146 | 50 | 93 | 53 | 3 | 3.5 | 185.5 |
| Jeanmart et al (21) | 2007 | Belgium | Retrospective | 71 | 51 | 83.3 | 46.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 298 |
| El Khoury et al (22) | 2006 | Belgium | Retrospective | 68 | 95.6 | 43 | 100 | NR | 2.8 | 190.4 |
| Minakata et al (23) | 2004 | Mayo, USA | Retrospective | 160 | 55 | 79.3 | 34 | NR | 4.2 | 672 |
| Langer et al (24) | 2004 | Germany | Retrospective | 179 | 54.5 | 73.8 | 44.1 | 5 | 2.6 | 465.4 |
NR = not reported.