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Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of the two groups

From: Is limited aortic resection more justified in elderly patients with type A acute aortic dissection?-insights from single center experience

Variable

LAR (n = 41)

TAR + SET (n = 62)

P

Male, n (%)

29(70.7)

42(67.7)

0.748

Age

70.7 ± 3.8

69.5 ± 3.2

0.143

Hypertension, n (%)

41(100)

62(100)

1

Diabetes, n (%)

11(26.8)

15(24.2)

0.763

Smoking, n (%)

17(41.5)

26(41.9)

0.962

Previous PCI, n (%)

2(4.9)

3(4.8)

1

Atrium fibrillation, n (%)

2(4.9)

3(4.8)

1

Pericardial effusion, n (%)

11(26.8)

19(30.6)

0.677

AI (≥ moderate), n (%)

12(29.3)

19(30.6)

0.881

Shock, n (%)

7 (17.1)

13(21.0)

0.625

Malperfusion syndromes

 AMI, n (%)

2(4.9)

2(3.2)

1

 CVA, n (%)

2(4.9)

2(3.2)

1

 Spinal cord malperfusion, n (%)

0

1(1.6)

1

 Renal artery malperfusion, n (%)

0

3(4.8)

0.274

 Limb malperfusion, n (%)

0

7(11.3)

0.04

Intramural hematoma, n (%)

5(12.2)

6(9.7)

0.686

Branch involvements

 Coronary artery, n (%)

8(19.5)

10(16.1)

0.658

 Arch branches, n (%)

25(61.0)

36(58.1)

0.769

 Visceral artery, n (%)

15(36.6)

18(29.0)

0.421

 Renal artery, n (%)

18(43.9)

22(35.5)

0.391

Proximal extent of dissection

 Sinus (root), n (%)

15(36.6)

18(29.0)

0.421

 STC or above, n (%)

26(63.4)

44(71.0)

0.421

Distal extent of dissection

 Descending thoracic, n (%)

5(12.2)

7(11.3)

0.843

 Suprarenal, n (%)

4(9.8)

3(4.8)

0.332

 Infrarenal, n (%)

6(14.6)

6(9.7)

0.443

 Iliac or beyond, n (%)

26(63.4)

46(74.2)

0.243

Euro-SCORE II,%

17.1 ± 5.5

16.7 ± 6.3

0.733

  1. Abbreviations: AI aortic valve insufficiency, AMI acute myocardial infarction, CVA cerebrovascular accident, STC sinus-tube conjunction