Correlation of structural defects in the ascending aortic wall to ultrasound parameters: benefits for decision-making process in aortic valve surgery

Borović, Saša D.; Labudović Borović, Milica M.; Zaletel, Ivan V.; Todorović, Vera N.; Dabić, Petar A.; Rakočević, Jelena T.; Marinković-Erić, Jelena M.; Milojević, Predrag S.

doi:10.1186/s13019-017-0671-8

Table 3 Echocardiographic parameters of different morphological grades

From: Correlation of structural defects in the ascending aortic wall to ultrasound parameters: benefits for decision-making process in aortic valve surgery

Parameter	Grades	N	Mean	SD	SE	95% C.I.	Min.		Max.	p
AA	1.00	63	2.7122	0.35304	0.04448	2.6233	2.8011	2.00	3.50	0.062
	2.00	27	2.8344	0.42827	0.08242	2.6650	3.0039	2.20	4.20
	3.00	18	2.9578	0.52635	0.12406	2.6960	3.2195	1.97	4.10
	Total	108	2.7837	0.41178	0.03962	2.7052	2.8623	1.97	4.20
SV	1.00	63	2.9519	0.42024	0.05294	2.8461	3.0577	2.00	3.90	0.190
	2.00	27	3.1219	0.49951	0.09613	2.9243	3.3195	2.10	4.40
	3.00	18	3.1067	0.51923	0.12238	2.8485	3.3649	2.40	4.50
	Total	108	3.0202	0.46087	0.04435	2.9323	3.1081	2.00	4.50
STJ	1.00	63	2.6830	0.38806	0.04889	2.5853	2.7807	2.00	3.60	0.006*
	2.00	27	2.8570	0.53146	0.10228	2.6468	3.0673	2.00	3.80
	3.00	18	3.0594	0.49402	0.11644	2.8138	3.3051	2.40	4.20
	Total	108	2.7893	0.46341	0.04459	2.7009	2.8777	2.00	4.20
AscA	1.00	63	3.2124	0.49394	0.06223	3.0880	3.3368	2.20	4.60	0.023*
	2.00	27	3.4767	0.56276	0.10830	3.2540	3.6993	2.60	4.70
	3.00	18	3.5289	0.57376	0.13524	3.2436	3.8142	2.67	4.70
	Total	108	3.3312	0.53931	0.05190	3.2283	3.4341	2.20	4.70
SVI	1.00	63	0.8935	0.12078	0.01522	0.8631	0.9239	0.63	1.22	0.199
	2.00	27	0.9493	0.15402	0.02964	0.8883	1.0102	0.64	1.28
	3.00	18	0.9194	0.15345	0.03617	0.8431	0.9958	0.71	1.34
	Total	108	0.9118	0.13609	0.01309	0.8858	0.9377	0.63	1.34
STJI	1.00	63	0.9489	0.14145	0.01782	0.9133	0.9845	0.68	1.44	0.073
	2.00	27	1.0100	0.19365	0.03727	0.9334	1.0866	0.71	1.37
	3.00	18	1.0317	0.15143	0.03569	0.9564	1.1070	0.84	1.44
	Total	108	0.9780	0.15997	0.01539	0.9474	1.0085	0.68	1.44
STJ/AA	1.00	63	0.9954	0.11409	0.01437	0.9667	1.0241	0.79	1.40	0.585
	2.00	27	1.0096	0.14103	0.02714	0.9538	1.0654	0.75	1.32
	3.00	18	1.0294	0.14210	0.03349	0.9588	1.1001	0.76	1.39
	Total	108	1.0046	0.12547	0.01207	0.9807	1.0286	0.75	1.40
AscA/AA	1.00	63	1.1933	0.17621	0.02220	1.1490	1.2377	0.79	1.65	0.486
	2.00	27	1.2448	0.24061	0.04631	1.1496	1.3400	0.87	2.00
	3.00	18	1.2017	0.12045	0.02839	1.1418	1.2616	0.94	1.45
	Total	108	1.2076	0.18665	0.01796	1.1720	1.2432	0.79	2.00

AA ventriculo-aortic junction, AscA ascending aorta, SV sinus Valsalva, SVI sinus Valsalva index, STJ sinotubular junction, STJI sinotubular junction index

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