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Table 1 Patient Characteristics

From: Surgical correction of ruptured aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva using on-pump beating-heart technique

Variable

N (n = 31)

Male/female

23/8

Age (years)

26.06 ± 6.71

Time interval between onset of symptoms and operation (days)

137.97 ± 159.73

Fistula

 

   NS-RA

4

   RS-RA

9

   RS-RV

18

Diameter of the fistula

 

   ≤1 cm

28

   >1 cm

3

NYHA functional class

 

   II

6

   III

10

   IV

15

Coexistent lesion

 

   Ventricular septal defect

9

   Aortic regurgitation

7

   Subaortic stenosis

1

   Right ventricular outlet stenosis

1

  1. NYHA = New York Heart Association, LV = left ventricle, RA = right atrium, RV = right ventricle, NS = noncoronary sinus of Valsalva, RS = right coronary sinus of Valsalva