Table II.
Demographics and History of Patients
| No. | DeBakey I | DeBakey II | DeBakey III | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 273 | 189 | 18 | 66 |
| Female | 88 | 63 | 10 | 15 |
| Age, y | ||||
| ≤40 | 74 | 49 | 10 | 15 |
| 40–60 | 224 | 153 | 16 | 55 |
| >60 | 63 | 50 | 2 | 11 |
| History of hypertension | 228 | 161 | 11 | 56 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Smoking | 83 | 55 | 6 | 22 |
| Drinking | 29 | 20 | 2 | 7 |
| Motivation | 40 | 29 | 4 | 7 |
| Acute course of disease | 279 | 207 | 15 | 57 |
| Chronic course of disease | 82 | 45 | 13 | 24 |
| Important medical history | ||||
| Prior cardiac surgery | 14 | |||
| Aortic valve replacement | 5 | |||
| Endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm | 3 | |||
| Operation of Bentall | 2 | |||
| Replacement of mitral and aortic valve | 1 | |||
| Replacement of aorta | 1 | |||
| Neoplasty of ISD | 1 | |||
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | 1 | |||
| Marfan syndrome | 16 | |||
| Bicuspid aortic valve | 5 | |||
| Giant cell arteritis | 1 | |||
| Surgical trauma | 2 | |||
| Late pregnancy | 1 | |||
| PDA | 1 | |||
| Infective endocarditis | 1 | |||
| Renal transplantation | 1 | |||
Abbreviations: ISD, interventricular septal defect; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus.