TABLE 2.
Hemodynamic and morphologic comparisons between (1) patients with and without adverse outcomes (2) rapid v. slow aortic growth.
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Indexed parameter (per mm) | No adverse outcome (n = 39) | Adverse outcome (n = 12) | P-value | P-value (MV) | Rapid aortic growth (n = 10) | Slow aortic growth (n = 32) | P-value |
FL mean reverse flow (mL/cycle) | 3.13E-4 ± 1.46E-4 | 2.21E-4 ± 9.44E-5 | 0.02* | – | 2.37E-4 ± 1.36E-4 | 2.98E-4 ± 1.46E-4 | 0.09 |
FL mean stasis (%) | 1.55 ± 0.46 | 1.16 ± 0.36 | 0.01* | 0.046* | 1.39 ± 0.36 | 1.46 ± 0.46 | 0.59 |
TL mean KE (mJ) | 2.82E-5 ± 1.38E-5 | 1.86E-5 ± 1.03E-5 | 0.02* | – | 2.29E-5 ± 1.06E-5 | 2.75E-5 ± 1.48E-5 | 0.46 |
TL mean forward flow (mL/cycle) | 2.76E-3 ± 9.57E-4 | 2.04E-3 ± 7.09E-4 | 0.01* | – | 2.29E-3 ± 8.61E-4 | 2.63E-3 ± 8.68E-4 | 0.43 |
TL peak velocity (cm/s) | 5.70 ± 2.05 | 3.84 ± 1.37 | 0.01* | 0.03* | 4.75 ± 1.61 | 5.45 ± 2.22 | 0.61 |
Baseline diameter (mm) | 41.97 ± 7.33 | 50.50 ± 6.87 | 0.001* | – | 45.90 ± 6.12 | 43.25 ± 8.00 | 0.28 |
Entry tear diameter (mm) | 7.59 ± 8.25 | 11.00 ± 3.69 | 0.004* | – | 8.50 ± 4.99 | 7.13 ± 6.94 | 0.32 |
FL diameter (mm) | 38.33 ± 8.50 | 46.17 ± 6.77 | 0.003* | – | 41.50 ± 4.93 | 39.56 ± 7.81 | 0.47 |
KER | 3.11E-3 ± 2.34E-3 | 3.93E-3 ± 2.85E-3 | 0.41 | – | 4.23E-3 ± 2.04E-3 | 3.02E-3 ± 2.34E-3 | 0.03* |
These groupwise comparisons are explored in the overall cohort. Statistically significant differences are highlighted in bold. *P < 0.05. P-value (MV) = p-value derived from multivariate binary logistic regression.