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Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Feb 20;162(5):1436–1448.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.01.094

Table 5.

Risk factors for reoperation across all segments of the aorta and late mortality (multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression)

HR (95% CI) p-value
Root reoperation (among native root patients)
 Pathogenic 13.1 (3.4, 51.1) 0.0002
 Age 1.0 (1.0, 1.1) 0.62
 Type A dissection 1.3 (0.4, 4.2) 0.62
 Hypertension 0.5 (0.2, 1.7) 0.28
Arch reoperation (among native arch patients)
 Pathogenic 3.8 (0.7, 21.3) 0.13
 Age 1.0 (0.9, 1.0) 0.64
 Type A dissection 6.1 (0.7, 51.7) 0.10
 Hypertension 5.8 (1.5, 22.7) 0.01
Descending reoperation (stratified by type A)
 Pathogenic 1.7 (0.8, 3.8) 0.17
 Age 1.01 (0.98, 1.03) 0.66
 Aggressive arch replacement 1.3 (0.6, 3.0) 0.55
 Hypertension 1.4 (0.7, 2.7) 0.38
Abdominal reoperation (stratified by arch procedure)
 Pathogenic 0.8 (0.1, 9.4) 0.85
 Age 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) 0.92
 Type A dissection 1.0 (0.2, 4.8) 0.97
 Hypertension 1.6 (0.2, 10.4) 0.64
Late mortality
 Pathogenic 1.8 (0.4, 7.0) 0.42
 Female sex 3.4 (1.4, 8.3) 0.008
 Age 1.1 (1.0, 1.1) <0.0001
 Hypertension 1.3 (0.5, 3.5) 0.65
 Type A dissection 1.4 (0.5, 3.8) 0.46

CI=confidence interval; HR=hazard ratio