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Table 1 Patient characteristics and operative details

From: Outcomes and survival following thoracic endovascular repair in patients with aortic aneurysms limited to the descending thoracic aorta

Patients characteristics (n = 158)

n(%)I mean ± SD or median [IQR]

Age (years)

74 [69,78]

Male (%)

105 (66.5%)

BMI (kg/m2)

25.8 ± 4.7

Acute aortic syndrome

43 (27.2%)

 Ruptured aneurysm

35 (22.2%)

 Contained rupture of aneurysm

3 (1.9%)

 New onset penetrating ulcer

3 (1.9%)

 With increasing back pain

2 (1.2%)

LVEF (%)

55 [50; 60]

Coronary artery disease

72 (45.6%)

NYHA IV

8 (5.5%)

Atrial fibrillation or flutter

23 (14.6%)

Preoperative creatinine level (mg/dL)

1.00 [0.79, 1.40]

Preoperative EGFR (mL/in/1.73m2)

72.0 ± 29.7

Prior stroke

6 (3.8%)

Prior procedure on aorta

19 (12.0%)

Logistic Euroscore

14.7 [9.1, 25.0]

Euroscore 2

3.1 [1.8, 4.8]

Maximum aneurysm diameter (mm)

63.9 [58.7, 74.1]

Aneurysm thrombosed part (%)

48.7 [33.3, 60.5]

Operative details

 Duration of TEVAR (min)

113 [68, 160]

 Percutaneous vascular access

150 (94.9%)

Proximal landing zones

 0

3 (1.9%)

 1

6 (3.8%)

 2

72 (45.6%)

 3

51 (32.3%)

 4

26 (16.5%)

LCCA-LSA or debranching*

70 (44.3%)

Stents combined length (mm)

250 [164, 367]

Aortic coverage (%)

36.6 [28.0, 44.8]

Distance from distal stent to coeliac trunk (mm)

62 [30, 111]

Contrast used (ml)

100 [75, 149]

Dose area product (µg/m2)

18,512 [9716, 33717]

  1. *Prior or simultaneously to TEVAR; BMI = body mass index, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, LZ = device landing zone, EGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate, LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction, NYHA = New York Heart Association