Table 1.

Patient characteristics based on aortic valve morphology.

	Tricuspid	Bicuspid	Unicuspid	P value
N Number	20	15	15
Age; mean ± standard deviation	62.6 ± 12.9	46.4 ± 15.5	35.8 ± 15.5	< 0.0001*
Sex; % male	80.0	86.7	73.3	0.41

	Aortic valve pathology; n (%)
Stenosis	5 (25)	0 (0)	2 (13.3)	0.67
Insufficiency	5 (25)	14 (93.3)	3 (20)	0.002*
Combined	10 (50)	1 (6.7)	10 (66.7)	0.003*

	Co-morbidities; n (%)
Hypertension	10 (50)	5 (33.3)	3 (20)	0.02*
Hyperlipidemia	3 (15)	2 (10)	3 (20)	0.62

	Medications; n (%)
ß-Blocker	8 (40)	6 (40)	7 (46.7)	0.42
ACE-inhibitor	6 (30)	7 (46.7)	4 (26.7)	0.19
AT1-receptor antagonist	2 (10)	4 (26.7)	4 (26.7)	0.55
Diuretic	7 (35)	5 (33.3)	2 (10)	0.04*
Calcium channel blocker	3 (15)	1 (6.6)	0 (0)	0.08
Statin	7 (35)	4 (26.7)	3 (20)	0.31
Aldosterone antagonist	2 (10)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.22

*Statistical significance.