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Table 4 Initial surgery

From: Impact of connective tissue disease on the surgical outcomes of aortic dissection in patients with cystic medial necrosis

Initial surgery (n = 43)

CTD (n = 30)

non-CTD (n = 13)

p value

Surgical site of aorta

 Ascending aorta

5 (16.7%)

3 (23.1%)

0.944

 Aortic arch

9 (30.0%)

7 (53.8%)

0.253

 Descending aorta

10 (33.3%)

1 (7.7%)

0.164

 Thoraco-abdominal aorta

2 (6.7%)

2 (15.4%)

0.740

 Abdominal aorta

4 (13.3%)

none

0.417

 Simultaneous aortic root

11 (36.7%)

1 (7.7%)

0.115

 Concomitant mitral valve surgery

2 (6.7%)

none

0.869

Conditions of false channel after the initial surgery

 Double barrel

23 (76.7%)

8 (61.5%)

0.519

 Partial thrombosed

2 (6.7%)

2 (15.4%)

0.740

 Thrombosed (IMH)

5 (16.7%)

3 (23.1%)

0.945

  1. CTD genetically diagnosed connective tissue disease, NS no significant difference, IMH intramural hematoma