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. 2021 Oct 25;6(9-10):719–730. doi: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2021.08.002

Table 2.

Echocardiographic Characteristics

TAA Group (n = 36) Control Group (Aortic Valve Surgery) (n = 23) P Value
Heart rate, beats/min 61 (57-67) 66 (60-71) 0.28
LVEF, % 60 (56-65) 60 (57-63) 0.81
LVEDD, mm 52 (47-57) 42 (40-48) <0.001
LVESD, mm 35 (32-40) 29 (27-31) <0.001
IVS, mm 11 (11-13) 13 (12-14) 0.003
PW, mm 11 (11-12) 12 (11-13) 0.055
Aortic diameters, mm
 TT 50 (40-52) 36 (32-39) <0.001
 STJ 36 (34-42) 30 (26-32) <0.001
 VS 43 (39-50) 34 (30-36) <0.001
 Aortic annulus 25 (23-26) 21 (20-21) <0.001
 Maximum diameter 51 (50-53) 35 (32-39) <0.001
TAPSE, mm 22 (21-27) 22 (19-24) 0.17
Bicuspid aortic valve 8 (22.2) 6 (26.1) 0.76
Severe aortic stenosis 5 (13.9) 19 (82.6) <0.001
Aortic regurgitation 0.21
 None 8 (22.2) 7 (30.4)
 Trivial 8 (22.2) 5 (21.7)
 Mild 4 (11.1) 6 (26.1)
 Moderate 9 (25.0) 1 (4.4)
 Severe 7 (19.4) 4 (17.4)
Mitral regurgitation 0.20
 None 12 (33.3) 5 (21.7)
 Trivial 18 (50.0) 13 (56.5)
 Mild 6 (16.7) 2 (8.7)
 Moderate 0 2 (8.7)
 Severe 0 1 (4.4)
Tricuspid regurgitation 0.54
 None 17 (47.2) 8 (34.8)
 Trivial 17 (47.2) 12 (52.2)
 Mild 2 (5.6) 2 (8.7)
 Moderate 0 1 (4.4)
 Severe 0 0
Diastolic dysfunction 0.088
 None 21 (58.3) 8 (34.8)
 Trivial 11 (30.6) 14 (60.9)
 Mild 3 (8.3) 1 (4.4)
 Moderate 1 (2.8) 1 (4.4)
 Severe 0 0
Systolic pulmonary artery pressure, mm Hg 27 (22-31) 28 (20-33) 0.64

Values are median (interquartile range) or n (%).

IVS = interventricular septum; LVEDD = left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; LVESD = left ventricular end-systolic diameter; PW = posterior wall; STJ = sinotubular junction; TAA = thoracic aortic aneurysms; TAPSE = tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion; TT = tubular tract; VS = Valsalva sinuses.