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Table 1 Preoperative clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of the study patients

From: Long-term outcomes and predictors of recurrent aortic regurgitation after aortic valve-sparing and reconstructive cusp surgery: a single centre experience

Characteristics

Value

Age (years)

Gender (male/female) BSA

50.8 ± 15.2

74 (91.3)/7 (8.6) 2.0 ± 0.2

NYHA class

 I/II

 III

 IV

46 (56.7)

33 (40.7)

2 (2.4)

Comorbidities

 AH

 CAD

 AF

 MI

 DM

57 (70.3)

24 (29.6)

13 (16)

2 (2.4)

2 (2.4)

Morphology

 BAV

 BAV type 1

28 (34.5)

21 (75)

Left ventricle

 LV EDDi (mm/BSA)

 LV EF (%)

28.6 ± 5.1

51.1 ± 8.1

Aortic root dimensions

 AVJ diameter (mm)

 Sinuses diameter (mm)

 STJ diameter (mm)

 Asc Ao diameter (mm)

28.5 ± 3.2

49.0 ± 7.7

44.0 ± 7.8

48.2 ± 9.6

AR grade

 0–1+

 2+

 ≥ 3+

4 (4.9)

7 (8.6)

70 (86.4)

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD or numbers (percentages)
  2. AF atrial fibrillation, AH arterial hypertension, AR aortic valve regurgitation, AscAo ascending aorta, AVJ aortoventricular junction, BAV bicuspid aortic valve, BSA body surface area, CAD coronary artery disease, DM diabetus mellitus, LV EDDi left ventricle end diastolic diameter index, LV EF left ventricle ejection fraction, MI myocardial infarction, NYHA New York Heart Association functional classification, STJ sinotubular junction