Key Factor to Prevent Aortic Root and Descending Thoracic Aorta Enlargement after Aortic Valve and Ascending Aorta Combined Surgery
Table 1.
Patients’ demography
|
| |
N (%) |
|
Mean ± SD |
|
|
| Female |
72 (30) |
Mean echocardiography follow up (months) |
44.7 ± 21.2 |
|
| Male |
164 (70) |
Mean computer tomography follow up (months) |
38.2 ±18.4 |
|
| Hypertension |
178 (75) |
Age (year) |
69.8 ± 8.2 |
|
| Dyslipidemia |
148 (63) |
EuroScore II |
3.2 ± 0.7 |
|
| Diabetes |
124 (52) |
Ejection Fraction (%) |
56.1 ± 4.9 |
|
| COPD |
120 (51) |
Descending thoracic aorta diameter (mm) |
28 ± 4.2 |
|
| Psychiatric disorders |
58 (25) |
Aortic root diameter (mm) |
40.4 ± 5.2 |
|
| Aortic stenosis |
98 (41) |
Sino–tubular junction (STJ) diameter (mm) |
32.9 ± 5.3 |
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