|
Parameter
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BAV Mean 10 year change (n = 49)
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CTD Mean 10 year change (n = 50)*
|
p value
|
|---|
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Ascending aorta (AAo)
|
|
Strain (%)
|
− 10.3 (− 13.7, − 6.9)
|
− 3.7 (− 5.3, − 2.0)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Distensibility (× 10−3 mmHg−1)
|
− 2.4 (− 3.2, − 1.7)
|
− 1.3 (− 1.8, − 0.9)
|
0.005
|
|
β− stiffness index
|
1.5 (1.0, 2.0)
|
0.6 (0.1, 0.2)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Descending thoracic aorta (DAo)
|
|
Strain (%)
|
− 3.7 (− 5.8, − 1.5)
|
− 2.5 (− 3.7, − 1.3)
|
0.28
|
|
Distensibility (× 10−3 mmHg−1)
|
− 1.2 (− 1.8, − 0.7)
|
− 1.0 (− 1.3, − 0.6)
|
0.37
|
|
β-stiffness index
|
0.3 (0.1, 0.6)
|
0.4 (0.2, 0.6)
|
0.58
|
- *Data on CTD patients is derived from previously published data from our laboratory [10]
