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Table 1 Characteristics of the Patients

From: Relationship between the extent of dissection and platelet activation in acute aortic dissection

 

Total

Group 1

Group 2

P Value

Baseline characteristics

 Age, years

47.13 ± 10.94

46.05 ± 11.40

47.85 ± 10.63

0.330

 Male gender, (%)

 

48 (81.4 %)

65 (73.9 %)

0.291

 BSA (m2)

1.69 ± 0.07

1.68 ± 0.07

1.69 ± 0.06

0.234

 Time from onset of symptoms (hours)

24.29 ± 10.01

23.97 ± 9.80

24.51 ± 10.19

0.747

 Hypertension

 

31 (52.5 %)

45 (51.1 %)

0.867

 Diabetes

 

18 (30.5 %)

29 (33.0 %)

0.755

 Dyslipidemia

 

13 (22.0 %)

23 (26.1 %)

0.571

 Smoking

 

27 (45.8 %)

56 (63.6 %)

0.032

 LVEF

52.62 ± 7.56 %

51.98 ± 7.55 %

53.05 ± 7.59 %

0.406

PLT indices

 PLT count (×109/L)

157.71 ± 33.44

137.24 ± 31.04

171.43 ± 27.57

<0.001

 MPV (fl)

10.56 ± 1.87

10.62 ± 1.90

10.51 ± 1.87

0.718

 MPV/PLT ratio

0.07 ± 0.02

0.08 ± 0.02

0.06 ± 0.02

<0.001

 PDW (fl)

21.48 ± 2.15

22.65 ± 1.87

20.69 ± 1.97

<0.001

Extent of dissection

 FL volume (cm3)

369.42 ± 57.12

419.31 ± 42.90

335.98 ± 37.81

<0.001

 Volume tear index

219.39 ± 36.09

250.12 ± 27.82

198.79 ± 24.52

<0.001

Inflammation parameters

 CRP (mg/L)

31.95 ± 9.36

36.40 ± 8.89

28.97 ± 8.48

<0.001

 WBC count

13.60 ± 2.95

14.00 ± 3.07

13.33 ± 2.85

0.177

 Neut%

80.84 ± 5.18

81.83 ± 5.37

80.17 ± 4.96

0.056

 Axillary temperature (C°)

37.79 ± 0.59

37.89 ± 0.60

37.72 ± 0.58

0.072

  1. BSA body surface area, LVEF left ventricle ejection fraction, FL false lumen, VTI volume tear index, CRP C-reactive protein, WBC white blood cell, Neut% neutrophil percent