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Table 1 Preoperative data

From: Intermediate outcomes following arch reconstruction with frozen elephant trunk, a single centre study

 

Aneurysm (n = 17)

Dissection (n = 17)

 

Total (n = 34)

n (\(\underline{x}\))

% (SD)

n (\(\underline{x}\))

% (SD)

p value for diff

n (\(\underline{x}\))

% (SD)

Mean age (SD), years

(68.0)

(4.09)

(60.0)

(8.44)

.001

(64.0)

(7.69)

Sex

 
 

Female

11

64.7

3

17.6

.003

14

41.2

 

Male

6

35.3

14

82.4

.003

20

58.8

Mean BMI (SD)

(25.3)

(3.49)

(27.6)

(3.48)

.058

(26.5)

(3.64)

Hypertension

16

94.1

17

100

.311

33

97.1

Hyperlipidemia

8

47.1

6

35.3

.489

14

41.2

Diabetes

3

17.6

2

11.8

.627

5

14.7

COPD

7

41.2

5

29.4

.477

12

35.3

Smoking

 
 

Current

3

17.6

2

11.8

.627

5

14.7

 

Previous

7

41.2

9

52.9

.496

16

47.1

 

Never

7

41.2

6

35.3

.723

13

38.2

EF

 
 

 > 50

16

94.1

14

82.4

.288

30

88.2

 

40–49

1

5.88

3

17.6

.288

4

11.8

 

30–39

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

 

 < 30

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Class of heart failure

 
 

NYHA I

4

23.5

4

22.2

1

8

23.5

 

NYHA II

6

35.3

5

27.8

.714

11

32.4

 

NYHA IIIa

5

29.4

4

22.2

.699

9

26.5

 

NYHA IIIb

1

5.88

3

16.7

.288

4

11.8

 

N/A

1

5.88

1

5.88

1

2

5.88

Previous cardiac surgery

2

11.8

16

94.1

.000

18

52.9

Renal function, CKD stage and absolute GFR (Lund-Malmö)

 

1 Normal (> 90)

1

5.88

6

35.3

.029

7

20.6

 
 

2 Mild (60–89)

9

52.9

6

35.3

.302

15

44.1

 
 

3 Moderate (30–59)

7

41.2

4

23.5

.275

11

32.4

 
 

4 Severe (15–29)

0

0

1

5.88

1

1

2.94

 
 

5 End stage (< 15)

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

 
  1. Italics indicates the significant values