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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients in the three study groups

From: The analysis of ascending aortic dilatation in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve using the ratio of the diameters of the ascending and descending aorta

 

BAV (n = 17)

TAV (n = 59)

OPCAB (n = 73)

Age

70 ± 7

77 ± 7

68 ± 9

Sex

13 (76.5%)

31 (52.5%)

62 (84.9%)

BSA

1.48 ± 0.40

1.46 ± 0.18

1.65 ± 0.17

Smoking

6 (35.3%)

24 (40.7%)

47 (64.4%)

Hypertension

10 (58.8%)

47 (79.4%)

54 (74.0%)

Hyperlipidemia

6 (35.3%)

20 (33.9%)

46 (63.0%)

Diabetes

3 (17.6%)

12 (20.3%)

48 (65.8%)

Chronic kidney disease

6 (35.3%)

20 (33.9%)

17 (23.3%)

  1. BSA, body surface area.
  2. BAV, bicuspid aortic valve.
  3. TAV, tricuspid aortic valve.
  4. OPCAB, off-pomp coronary artery bypass.
  5. Values expressed as mean ± SD, or number (percent).
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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