Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| All (n=1045) | Men (n=794) | Women (n=251) | P value | |
| Age, years | 56.4±13.5 | 55.1±13.9 | 60.3±11.5 | <0.001 |
| BSA, m2 | 1.99±0.22 | 2.05±0.19 | 1.81±0.20 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 438 (41.9) | 330 (41.6) | 108 (43.0) | 0.682 |
| Diabetes, n (%; n=583) | 52 (8.9) | 36 (8.5) | 16 (10.1) | 0.553 |
| Dyslipidaemia, n (%) | 133 (12.7) | 100 (12.6) | 33 (13.1) | 0.819 |
| CABG, n (%) | 51 (4.9) | 47 (5.9) | 4 (1.6) | 0.006 |
| Phenotype | ||||
| RL, n (%) | 769 (73.6) | 590 (74.3) | 179 (71.3) | 0.634 |
| RN, n (%) | 169 (16.2) | 122 (15.4) | 47 (18.7) | |
| LN, n (%) | 11 (1.1) | 9 (1.1) | 2 (0.8) | |
| 2-sinus, n (%) | 96 (9.2) | 73 (9.2) | 23 (9.2) | |
| Valve disease | ||||
| Aortic valve stenosis, n (%) | 696 (66.6) | 491 (61.8) | 205 (81.7) | <0.001 |
| Aortic valve insufficiency, n (%) | 276 (26.4) | 252 (31.7) | 24 (9.6) | <0.001 |
| Dilatation only, n (%) | 73 (7.0) | 51 (6.4) | 22 (8.8) | 0.205 |
| Aortic dimensions* | ||||
| Annulus, cm | 2.6±0.4 (n=768) | 2.7±0.4 (n=574) | 2.3±0.3 (n=194) | <0.001 |
| Sinus of Valsalva, cm | 3.7±0.6 (n=887) | 3.8±0.6 (n=666) | 3.3±0.6 (n=221) | <0.001 |
| Sinotubular junction, cm | 3.1±0.6 (n=660) | 3.3±0.6 (n=492) | 2.8±0.6 (n=168) | <0.001 |
| Ascending aorta, cm | 4.2±0.8 (n=919) | 4.2±0.8 (n=694) | 4.0±0.8 (n=225) | 0.581 |
| Aortopathy | ||||
| Any dilatation, n (%; n=1003) | 351 (35.0) | 284 (37.3) | 67 (27.8) | 0.007 |
| Ascending phenotype, n (%) | 271 (27.0) | 208 (27.3) | 63 (26.1) | 0.725 |
| Root phenotype, n (%) | 19 (1.9) | 18 (2.4) | 1 (0.4) | 0.058 |
| Root extended, n (%) | 61 (6.1) | 58 (7.6) | 3 (1.2) | <0.001 |
*P values adjusted for BSA and age.
BSA, body surface area; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; LN, left-non-coronary fusion;; RL, right–left fusion; RN, right-non-coronary fusion.