Table 1 Baseline characteristics
From: Aortic prosthetic size predictor in aortic valve replacement
Variable | Cohort (n = 144) |
|---|---|
Demographic variables | |
Age (years) | 56.2 ± 14.6 |
Sex (female) | 60 (41.6) |
Comorbidities, n (%) | |
Hypertension | 65 (45.1) |
Type II diabetes mellitus | 31 (21.5) |
Preoperative atrial fibrillation | 49 (34.0) |
AVR variables | |
Etiology of aortic valve lesions, n (%) | |
Post rheumatic | 31 (21.5) |
Degenerative | 51 (35.4) |
Congenital | 62 (43.1) |
Approach | |
Full sternotomy | 68 (47.2) |
Upper ministernotomy | 47 (32.6) |
Second intercostal minithoracotomy | 29 (20.1) |
Prosthesis type | |
Mechanical valve | 62 (43.1) |
Tissue valve | 82 (56.9) |
Valve size (mm), mean ± SD | 21.36 ± 1.8 |
Mechanical valve | 21.2 ± 1.77 |
Tissue valve | 21.5 ± 1.74 |