Table 5.
Comorbidities according to the severity grade of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome during follow-up.
| Grade at the operation | Number of patients | Mortality | Number of patients with any event during follow up | Age | Type of operation | Type of event (follow-up) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 67 | CABG | Interstitial pneumonia |
| 75 | TAA | Esophageal varices | ||||
| 41 | Valve | Cerebral infarction | ||||
| 70 | Valve | Acute myocardial infarction | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 46 | Valve | Heart failure VAD implantation |
| 50 | Valve | Interstitial pneumonia | ||||
| 49 | Valve | Cerebral infarction | ||||
| 34 | CABG | Acute myocardial infarction | ||||
| 83 | Valve | Lower limb gangrene | ||||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 52 | Valve | Pneumonia |
| 81 | TAA | Acute myocardial infarction | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 65 | Valve | Pneumonia |
| 44 | Valve | Acute myocardial infarction | ||||
| 59 | TAA | Lower limb gangrene | ||||
| 48 | Valve | Lower limb gangrene | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | TAA | Septic Intestinal perforation |
Bolded and italicized text represents deceased patients.
CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting, TAA = thoracic aortic surgery, VAD = left ventricular assist device.