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Patient characteristics based on aortic diameter.
| Tricuspid | Bicuspid | Unicuspid | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Dilated | Normal | Dilated | Normal | Dilated | |
| N number | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Age; y ± range | 70 ± 11.7 | 55.1 ± 9.7 | 39.6 ± 16.6 | 54.3 ± 10.2 | 28.6 ± 16.8 | 44.2 ± 8.8 |
| Sex; % male | 80 | 70 | 100 | 75 | 71.4 | 75 |
| Maximal ascending aortic diameter | ||||||
| Mean ± SD | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 6.1 ± 1.6 | 3.5 ± 0.3 | 4.8 ± 0.2 | 2.9 ± 0.7 | 4.9 ± 0.2 |
| Range | 3.3 – 3.7 | 5.0 – 8.1 | 3.0 – 3.9 | 4.5 – 5.0 | 2.0 – 3.7 | 4.6 – 5.3 |
