TABLE 2.
Carotid stiffness parameters of BAV patients and controls.
| BAV patientsN = 92 | ControlsN = 48 | p | |
| PWV-1 (m.s–1) | 4.40 ± 1.06 | 4.14 ± 1.07 | 0.188 |
| PWV-2 (m.s–1) | 6.42 ± 1.98 | 6.02 ± 2.05 | 0.293 |
| Delta–PWV (m.s–1) | 2.01 ± 1.87 | 1.88 ± 1.92 | 0.723 |
| PWV-1/DBP (cm.s–1.mmHg–1) | 6.82 ± 1.47 | 6.38 ± 1.18 | 0.084 |
| PWV-2/SBP (cm.s–1.mmHg–1) | 5.29 ± 1.63 | 5.24 ± 1.39 | 0.660 |
| Delta–PWV/PP (cm.s–1.mmHg–1) | 2.87 ± 3.08 | 3.38 ± 2.81 | 0.353 |
| Distensibility (mmHg–1) | 26.1 ± 21.0 | 27.6 ± 15.6 | 0.503 |
| MRSD (s–1) | 1.89 ± 1.10 | 2.15 ± 1.07 | 0.177 |
| MRDR (s–1) | 1.00 ± 0.59 | 1.01 ± 0.52 | 0.942 |
Results are mean ± standard deviation. BAV, bicuspid aortic valve; DBP, diastolic aortic pressure; SBP, systolic aortic pressure; PP, pulse pressure; PWV, pulse wave velocity; MRSD, maximal rate of systolic distension; MRDR, maximal rate of diastolic recoil. P-values are from Student t-test.