From: Surveillance of moderate-size aneurysms of the thoracic aorta
All patients | Without any adverse composite endpoints | With any adverse composite endpoints | p-value | |
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Number of Patients | 110(100%) | 96 (87.27%) | 14 (12.73%) | -- |
Total Years Followed (Time from First to Last CT Scan) | 3.23 (2.23) | 3.04 (2.19) | 4.58 (2.12) | 0.01 |
Patient Characteristics | ||||
Age (Mean, STD) | 70.02 (9.46) | 69.59 (9.42) | 72.93 (9.59) | 0.22 |
Proportion of Patients with Hypertension | 89 (80.91%) | 78 (81.25%) | 11 (78.57%) | 0.73 |
Aortic Aneurysm [AA] Measurement Description | ||||
Index Size (Mean, STD) | 4.45 (0.37) | 4.40 (0.33) | 4.81 (0.40) | 0.001 |
Final Size (Mean, STD) | 4.49 (0.46) | 4.40 (0.35) | 5.17 (0.51) | <0.0001 |
Total Average Growth (Mean, STD) | 0.04 (0.29) | −0.004 (0.23) | 0.36 (0.34) | 0.0009 |
Total Average Growth Per Year (Mean, STD) | 0.03 (0.24) | 0.01 (0.22) | 0.16 (0.42) | 0.017 |
Average First Year Growth (Mean, STD) | 0.02 (0.24) | 0.02 (0.20) | 0.01 (0.47) | 0.15 |
First Year Growth Rate (Mean, STD) | −0.33 (3.51) | 0.008 (0.34) | −2.63 (9.79) | |
First Year Growth Rate Alternative Calculation (Mean, STD) | −0.009 (0.42) | −0.01 (0.32) | −0.001 (0.85) | 0.133 |