Table 3.

Sex-specific dimensions of the aortic root in patients with AS

	Absolute value			BSA indexed
	Male (n = 25)	Female (n = 25)	p value	Male (n = 25)	Female (n = 25)	p value
Aortic annulus
Area (cm2)	5 ± 0.7	4.2 ± 0.5	< 0.001	2.6 ± 0.4	2.3 ± 0.4	0.03
Perimeter (mm)	111 ± 146	103 ± 143	0.86	56.7 ± 73	53.5 ± 65	0.87
Diameter max	28.9 ± 3	26.8 ± 2	0.001	14.9 ± 2	14.4 ± 2	0.44
Diameter min	22.4 ± 2	20.7 ± 1.4	0.001	11.6 ± 1.6	11.2 ± 1.4	0.39
Left ventricular outflow tract
Area (cm2)	5.1 ± 1.3	4.2 ± 0.5	0.002	2.6 ± 0.8	2.3 ± 0.4	0.03
Perimeter (mm)	85.4 ± 10.3	77.4 ± 5.3	0.001	44.1 ± 7.5	41.8 ± 5.7	0.23
Diameter max	30.4 ± 3.9	28.6 ± 2.4	0.05	15.7 ± 2.9	15.4 ± 2.2	0.67
Diameter min	20.6 ± 3.4	18.9 ± 1.6	0.02	10.6 ± 2.1	10.2 ± 1.4	0.36
Sinuses of Valsalva
Area (cm2)	9.1 ± 1.3	7.3 ± 1	< 0.001	4.7 ± 0.8	3.9 ± 0.6	0.001
Perimeter (mm)	111 ± 8.5	99.2 ± 6.8	< 0.001	57.1 ± 7.3	53.5 ± 6.5	0.07
Diameter, noncoronary cusp (mm)	33.9 ± 4.2	30.9 ± 2.5	0.003	17.5 ± 2.8	16.6 ± 2	0.23
Diameter, left coronary cusp	35.2 ± 4.6	32 ± 2.6	0.004	18.1 ± 3	17.3 ± 2.3	0.25
Diameter, right coronary cusp	33.6 ± 2.9	30.8 ± 2.2	< 0.001	17.3 ± 2.2	16.6 ± 2.1	0.27
Height, left side (mm)	20.9 ± 2.9	18.6 ± 1.3	0.001	10.7 ± 1.7	10.1 ± 1.4	0.13
Height, right side (mm)	20.8 ± 3.1	18.7 ± 2.2	0.01	10.7 ± 1.8	10.1 ± 1.7	0.26
Aortic root volume (cm3)	19.1 ± 3.7	14.9 ± 2.9	< 0.001	9.9 ± 2.2	8 ± 1.6	0.001
Sino-tubular junction
Area (cm2)	7 ± 1.5	6 ± 1	0.02	3.6 ± 0.9	3.2 ± 0.6	0.22
Perimeter (mm)	89.5 ± 15	87.7 ± 6.8	0.22	46.2 ± 9.1	47.2 ± 5.9	0.54
Diameter max	29.9 ± 3.4	28.1 ± 2.4	0.054	15.5 ± 2.6	15 ± 1.8	0.44
Diameter min	28.8 ± 3.1	27 ± 2.4	0.03	14.8 ± 2.2	14.7 ± 1.7	0.81
Ascending aorta
Area (cm2)	9.3 ± 2.3	9 ± 1.6	0.9	4.8 ± 1.2	4.8 ± 0.9	0.43
Perimeter (mm)	108.2 ± 12.5	106.9 ± 8.9	0.83	55.7 ± 8.2	57.6 ± 7.2	0.23
Diameter max	34.9 ± 3.7	34 ± 3.1	0.63	17.9 ± 2.6	18.1 ± 2	0.77
Diameter min	34 ± 3.9	33.1 ± 3	0.59	17.6 ± 2.5	18 ± 2.3	0.53