TABLE 1.
Demographics for all patients enrolled in the study
| TAV
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BAV
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| NA | TAA | NA | TAA | |
| n, M/F | 27 (20/6)* | 28 (18/10) | 22 (15/7) | 53 (43/10) |
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| Age, y | 59.5 ± 16 | 64.0 ± 10 | 56 ± 14† | 56 ± 11† |
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| Diameter, mm | ≤42 | 52.0 ± 5.2 | 38 ± 4.28†,‡ | 49.0 ± 4.3†,§ |
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| Aortic index | ≤2.20 | 2.60 ± 0.52 | 1.82 ± 0.27†,‡ | 2.34 ± 0.38†,§ |
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| HTN | 67% | 79% | 68% | 71% |
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| Smoking | 83% | 67% | 57% | 55% |
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| AI | ||||
| 1+ | 6% | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| 2-3+ | 25% | 30% | 10% | 14% |
| 4+ | 6% | 15% | 19% | 12% |
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| AS | ||||
| Mild | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Mod | 0% | 0% | 5% | 16% |
| Severe | 15% | 9% | 71 %†,‖ | 49%†,‖ |
Data are expressed as median ± SD (age and diameter), or as percentage (HTN, smoking, AI, and AS). TAV, Tricuspid aortic valve; BAV, bicuspid aortic valve; NA, nonaneurysmal; TAA, thoracic aortic aneurysm; n, number of patients enrolled; M, male; F, female; HTN, hypertension; AI, aortic insufficiency; AS, aortic stenosis; Mod, moderate.
*
The sex of 1 patient was unknown.
†, §, ‖
Indicate P < .05 versus TAV-TAA, BAV-NA, and TAV-NA, respectively, as assessed by χ2 test or a MannWhitney U test.
‡
The diameter of 7 patients was unknown.