Table 2 Hemodynamic parameters
Control (n = 2) | Patients (n = 4) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases | #1 | #2 | Mean | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | Mean | P-value |
A mean (cm2), ascending aorta | 6.5 | 9.7 | 8.1 ± 2.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 ± 0.31 | 0.35 |
D max (cm), ascending aorta | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 ± 0.28 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 ± 0.12 | 0.16 |
A sinus (cm2), aortic sinus | 7.8 | 10.1 | 8.9 ± 1.6 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 7.9 ± 0.9 | 0.35 |
D sinus (cm), aortic sinus | 3.15 | 3.58 | 3.36 ± 0.3 | 3.13 | 3.34 | 3.0 | 3.28 | 3.18 ± 0.15 | 0.35 |
Q max (ml/s) | 682 | 400 | 541 ± 199 | 551 | 650 | 597 | 473 | 567 ± 75 | 1.0 |
Q mean (ml/s) | 128 | 62 | 95 ± 46 | 99.8 | 107 | 98 | 81.4 | 96 ± 10 | 1.0 |
V max (cm/s) | 238 | 209 | 223 ± 20 | 240 | 336 | 340 | 342 | 314 ± 49 | 0.06 |
A orifice (cm2) | 4.23 | 4.58 | 4.40 ± 0.24 | 2.91 | 2.95 | 2.47 | 3.61 | 2.99 ± 0.47 | 0.06 |
A orifice \A sinus | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.54 ± 0.03 | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 0.42 ± 0.04 | 0.06 |
TAWSSmax (Pa) | 19.13 | 15.22 | 17.17 ± 2.7 | 15.15 | 24 | 12.89 | 17.31 | 17.33 ± 4.7 | 0.64 |
Compliance (mm2 • mmHg−1 • 10−3) | 25.6 | 25 | 25.3 ± 0.4 | 9.3 | 12.4 | 18.6 | 10.2 | 12.6 ± 4.2 | 0.06 |
Distensibility (mmHg−1• 10−3) | 4.06 | 2.6 | 3.33 ± 1.03 | 1.35 | 1.62 | 2.61 | 1.24 | 1.7 ± 0.62 | 0.16 |
Stiffness index β | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.23 ± 0.03 | 0.52 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.52 | 0.43 ± 0.11 | 0.06 |