Table 1.
Characteristic | Overall (N = 82) |
---|---|
Patient age at presentation, y | 59.5 ± 13.7 |
Patient age at completion of survey, y | 67.8 ± 13.7 |
Male sex | 25 (30.5) |
Caucasian ethnicity (vs other) | 51 (62.2) |
Medical history | |
Marfan syndrome | 6 (7.3) |
HTN | 49 (59.8) |
Dissection type | |
Type A | 45 (54.9) |
Male sex | 34 (75.6) |
Caucasian ethnicity (vs other) | 34 (79.1) |
Type B | 36 (43.9) |
Male sex | 22 (61.1) |
Caucasian ethnicity (vs other) | 30 (83.3) |
Dissection management | |
Surgery | 43 (52.4) |
Type A | 39 (86.0) |
Type B | 4 (9.0) |
Endovascular repair | 9 (11.0) |
Type B | 9 (100) |
Medical management | 25 (30.5) |
Type A | 2 (8.0) |
Type B | 23 (92.0) |
Hybrid | 3 (1.4) |
Type A | 3 (100) |
Abbreviations: HTN, hypertension; SD, standard deviation.
Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%).