Table 3.
Aortic dimensions and aortopathy by valve disease
| Men | Stenosis (n=491) | Insufficiency (n=252) | P value |
| Age, years | 60.1±11.9 | 45.2±12.6 | <0.001 |
| BSA, m2 | 2.05±0.19 | 2.05±0.19 | 0.978 |
| Aortic dimensions* | |||
| Annulus, cm | 2.6±0.4 (n=345) | 2.9±0.4 (n=191) | <0.001 |
| Sinus of Valsalva, cm | 3.7±0.5 (n=405) | 4.0±0.7 (n=218) | <0.001 |
| Sinotubular junction, cm | 3.1±0.5 (n=345) | 3.4±0.7 (n=182) | <0.001 |
| Ascending aorta, cm | 4.1±0.8 (n=426) | 4.2±0.9 (n=220) | 0.082 |
| Aortopathy | |||
| Any dilatation, n (%; n=711) | 152 (32.4) | 84 (34.6) | 0.562 |
| Ascending phenotype, n (%) | 124 (26.4) | 52 (21.4) | 0.139 |
| Root phenotype, n (%) | 9 (1.9) | 5 (2.1) | 1.000 |
| Root extended, n (%) | 19 (4.1) | 27 (11.2) | <0.001 |
| Women | Stenosis (n=205) | Insufficiency (n=24) | P value |
| Age, years | 62.0±10.8 | 52.2±13.1 | <0.001 |
| BSA, m2 | 1.80±0.20 | 1.85±0.17 | 0.223 |
| Aortic dimensions* | |||
| Annulus, cm | 2.2±0.3 (n=158) | 2.5±0.3 (n=20) | <0.001 |
| Sinus of Valsalva, cm | 3.1±0.4 (n=178) | 3.8±1.0 (n=23) | <0.001 |
| Sinotubular junction, cm | 2.7±0.4 (n=156) | 3.3±1.1 (n=20) | <0.001 |
| Ascending aorta, cm | 3.8±0.8 (n=181) | 4.4±0.6 (n=22) | 0.001 |
| Aortopathy | |||
| Any dilatation, n (%; n=219) | 34 (17.4) | 14 (58.3) | <0.001 |
| Ascending phenotype, n (%) | 34 (17.4) | 12 (50.0) | <0.001 |
| Root phenotype, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) | 0.110 |
| Root extended, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) | 0.110 |
*P values adjusted for age and BSA.
BSA, body surface area.