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Table 1 Patient characteristics and aortic diameters before and after aortic valve repair

From: 4D flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance for monitoring of aortic valve repair in bicuspid aortic valve disease

Characteristic

All patients n = 20

BAV (type L/R) n = 15

UAV n = 5

Age at time of operation (y) median

35 (IQR 29-47)

42 (IQR 30-47)

30 (IQR 24-45)

Gender, male

16

13

3

Days between imaging median

9 (IQR 6-38)

7 (IQR 6-42)

13 (IQR 6-66)

Procedures

 Isolated aortic valve repair

17

13

4

 Aortic root replacement (Yacoub)

3

2

1

 

pre OP

post OP

Pvalue

pre OP

post OP

Pvalue

pre OP

post OP

Pvalue

Heart rate (bpm)

77.8 ± 9.4

88.0 ± 14.4

0.021

79.0 ± 9.4

87.3 ± 12.1

ns

74.0 ± 9.3

90.2 ± 21.4

ns

LV parameters

 EDV (ml)

208.6 ± 71.9

149.1 ± 48.0

<0.001

223.1 ± 61.4

153.5 ± 36.9

<0.001

170.8 ± 81.9

157.0 ± 70.7

ns

 ESV (ml)

86.3 ± 45.8

64.7 ± 28.2

<0.001

100.0 ± 39.6

68.1 ± 24.9

<0.001

56.8 ± 39.3

52.5 ± 39.5

ns

 SV (ml)

119.6 ± 34.0

89.9 ± 27.9

<0.001

124.1 ± 32.9

88.4 ± 26.3

<0.001

98.3 ± 38.4

93.0 ± 36.4

ns

 EF (%)

57.8 ± 7.8

58.7 ± 7.2

ns

56.3 ± 7.7

57.5 ± 7.2

ns

63.3 ± 6.6

61.4 ± 6.2

ns

Dimensions (mm)

 Anulus

26.3 ± 3.7

23.3 ± 2.4

<0.001

28.9 ± 3.6

23.4 ± 2.0

<0.001

24.8 ± 3.8

23.0 ± 3.4

0.009

 Bulbus aortae

37.6 ± 5.5

35.2 ± 4.1

0.031

38.1 ± 6.0

35.0 ± 4.2

ns

36.0 ± 4.2

35.8 ± 4.1

ns

 Mid-ascending aorta

33.1 ± 6.4

30.6 ± 4.1

0.033

33.4 ± 5.6

31.5 ± 4.2

0.023

32.2 ± 9.4

27.8 ± 2.4

ns

 Proximal aortic arch

26.9 ± 4.0

26.2 ± 3.5

ns

27.5 ± 4.3

26.5 ± 3.7

ns

25.2 ± 2.8

25.0 ± 2.7

ns

 Distal aortic arch

22.2 ± 2.7

22.1 ± 2.6

ns

22.8 ± 2.4

22.7 ± 2.4

ns

20.4 ± 2.8

20.4 ± 2.9

ns

 Descending aorta

23.5 ± 4.0

23.2 ± 3.9

ns

24.0 ± 3.4

23.6 ± 3.4

ns

22.0 ± 5.6

22.0 ± 5.6

ns