Table 1 Preoperative patient characteristics

Characteristics

Age, years (mean ± SD)

50.9 ± 9.47

Male sex, n (%)

24 (82.8)

BMI, kg/m² (mean ± SD)

26.5 ± 3.48

Smoker, n (%)

13 (44.8)

Hypertension, n (%)

25 (86.2)

Family history of heart or aortic disease, n (%)

1 (3.4)

Previous myocardial infarction, n (%)

2 (6.9)

Largest aortic diameter by CT, mm (mean ± SD)

45.0 ± 7.01

Recent stroke, n (%)

2 (6.9)

Chronic lung disease, n (%)

3 (10.3)

Renal failure, n (%)

1 (3.4)

Marfan syndrome, n (%)

1 (3.4)