Table 1.
Clinical characteristics for patients with bicuspid aortic valve aneurysm
| Clinical characteristics |
Total N = 127 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Descriptive statistics | Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) |
| Age (y) | 50.6 ± 12.7∗ | 51 (40-59) |
| Male, N (%) | 106/127 (83%) | – |
| NYHA Class | – | 2 (1-2) |
| Ascending aortic diameter (mm) | – | 50 (46-54) |
| Ascending aortic replacement only, N (%) | 87 (69%) | – |
| Root procedures for diameter >45 mm, N (%) | 40 (31%) | – |
| Hemi-root replacements, N (%) | 26 (20%) | – |
| Aortic clamp time (min) | – | 139 (112-170) |
| Bypass time (min) | – | 178 (138-217) |
| Preoperative annular diameter (mm) | 27.2 ± 3.7∗ | – |
| Average ring size (mm) | – | 23 (21-23) |
| Preoperative AI grade | – | 3 (2-4) |
| Postrepair AI grade | – | 0 (0-0) |
| Postrepair mean systolic valve gradient (mm Hg) | – | 10 (7-14) |
| Hospital days to discharge | – | 6 (4-8) |
Clinical descriptive characteristics of the 127 patients undergoing BAV repair and concomitant proximal aortic procedures. SD, Standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; NYHA, New York Heart Association; AI, aortic insufficiency.
∗
Represents data with normal distribution by D'Agostino and Pearson test. The change in AI grade after repair was statistically significant, P < .0001.