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. 2022 Nov 14;11(22):6729. doi: 10.3390/jcm11226729

Table 1.

Characteristics and operative data of patients with spontaneous and iatrogenic acute TAAD in the unmatched and propensity score matched cohorts.

Unmatched Cohorts Propensity Score Matched Cohorts
Characteristics Spontaneous TAAD
No. 3799
Iatrogenic TAAD
No. 103
Standardized Differences Spontaneous TAAD
No. 102
Iatrogenic TAAD
No. 102
Standardized Differences
Age, y 63.2 (13.1) 69.2 (9.4) 0.528 69.8 (10.9) 69.2 (9.4) 0.066
Females 1138 (30.0) 47 (45.6) 0.328 53 (52.0) 46 (45.1) 0.137
Bicuspid aortic valve 147 (3.9) 4 (3.9) 0.001 3 (2.9) 4 (3.9) 0.054
Diabetes 186 (4.9) 10 (9.7) 0.186 11 (10.8) 10 (9.8) 0.032
Stroke 147 (3.9) 6 (5.8) 0.091 4 (3.9) 6 (5.9) 0.091
Pulmonary disease 313 (8.2) 14 (13.6) 0.172 13 (12.7) 14 (13.7) 0.029
Extracardiac arteriopathy 181 (4.8) 18 (17.5) 0.413 14 (13.7) 18 (17.6) 0.108
Prior cardiac surgery 87 (2.3) 1 (1.0) 0.104 0 (0) 1 (1.0) 0.141
Severe aortic regurgitaion 706 (18.7) 9 (8.8) 0.364 16 (15.7) 9 (8.8) 0.210
Cardiac massage 159 (4.2) 8 (7.8) 0.151 6 (5.9) 8 (7.8) 0.078
Cardiogenic shock on inotropes 631 (16.6) 17 (16.5) 0.003 17 (16.7) 17 (16.7) 0.000
Cerebral malperfusion 819 (21.6) 10 (9.7) 0.331 9 (8.8) 10 (9.8) 0.034
Spinal malperfusion 80 (2.1) 2 (1.9) 0.012 1 (1.0) 2 (2.0) 0.082
Renal malperfusion 358 (9.4) 6 (5.8) 0.136 7 (6.9) 6 (5.9) 0.040
Mesenteric malperfusion 159 (4.2) 3 (2.9) 0.069 2 (2.0) 3 (2.9) 0.063
Peripheral malperfusion 535 (14.1) 8 (7.8) 0.204 7 (6.9) 8 (7.8) 0.038
DeBakey type I dissection 3205 (84.7) 32 (68.6) 0.399 66 (64.7) 70 (68.6) 0.083
Salvage procedure 221 (5.8) 7 (6.8) 0.040 4 (3.9) 5 (4.9) 0.048
Aortic arch replacement 771 (20.3) 5 (4.9) 0.479 16 (15.7) 15 (14.7) 0.027
Aortic root replacement 1082 (28.5) 15 (14.6) 0.344 6 (5.9) 7 (6.9) 0.040
CABG 306 (8.1) 46 (44.7) 0.913 3 (2.9) 46 (45.1) 1.000

Values are number (percentages) or mean (standard deviation). CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; TAAD = type A aortic dissection.