|
Characteristics
|
Acute type A dissection
|
Chronic type A dissection
|
p value
|
|---|
|
Number of patients
|
267
|
22
| |
|
Age (years)
|
51.2 ± 10.0 (26–75)
|
48.0 ± 9.7 (31–64)
|
0.17
|
|
Gender
| | | |
|
Male
|
200 (74.9 %)
|
16 (72.7 %)
|
1.00
|
|
Female
|
67 (25.1 %)
|
6 (27.3 %)
|
1.00
|
|
Hypertension
|
192 (71.9 %)
|
11 (50 %)
|
0.05
|
|
DM
|
65 (24.3 %)
|
1 (4.5 %)
|
0.03
|
|
Previous CVA
|
1 (0.4 %)
|
0
|
1.00
|
|
PVD
|
3 (1.1 %)
|
0
|
1.00
|
|
Renal dysfunction
|
29 (7.9 %)
|
1 (4.5 %)
|
0.71
|
|
COPD
|
3 (1.1 %)
|
0
|
1.00
|
|
Previous cardiac surgery
|
6 (2.2 %)
|
2 (9.0 %)
|
0.11
|
|
Previous EVR
|
12 (4.5 %)
|
0
|
0.61
|
|
Marfan syndrome
|
8 (3.0 %)
|
1 (4.5 %)
|
0.52
|
|
BAV
|
8 (3.0 %)
|
0
|
1.00
|
- Continuous variables are reported as means ± standard deviations; categorical variables are reported as numbers and percentages
- Serum creatinine >2.0 mg/mL
- DM diabetes mellitus, CVA cerebrovascular accident, PVD peripheral vascular disease, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, EVR endovascular repair, BAV bicuspid aortic valve
