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Table 1 Patient and subgroup characteristics

From: The effects of age at correction of aortic coarctation and recurrent obstruction on adolescent patients: MRI evaluation of wall shear stress and pulse wave velocity

 

Patients

TAV

BAV

No reobstruction

Reobstruction

Populations size

21

9

12

12

9

Age at reconstruction (years)

1.0 ± 1.8

1.6 ± 2.4

0.5 ± 1.1

0.5 ± 1.2

1.6 ± 2.4

Age at MRI (years)

13.7 ± 2.6

13.1 ± 2.5

14.1 ± 2.7

12.9 ± 2.9

14.7 ± 1.7

Time between reconstruction and MRI (years)

12.6 ± 3.0

11.5 ± 2.9

13.5 ± 2.8

12.3 ± 2.9

13.1 ± 3.3

Body mass index (kg/m2)a

20.3 ± 4.7

18.7 ± 1.8

21.5 ± 5.8

20.3 ± 5.8

20.3 ± 2.7

Body surface area (m2)

1.5 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 0.2

1.6 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 0.3

1.6 ± 0.3

Gender (male/female)

11/10

2/7

9/3

5/7

6/3

PWV proximal aorta (m/s)

4.8 ± 1.4

5.0 ± 1.3

4.7 ± 1.5

4.8 ± 1.7

4.9 ± 0.9

PWV descending aorta (m/s)

3.7 ± 0.8

3.75 ± 0.4

4.1 ± 1.1

3.7 ± 0.5

4.2 ± 1.2

PWV ratio

0.9 ± 0.3

0.8 ± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.3

0.9 ± 0.3

0.9 ± 0.3

Peak WSS ascending aorta (Pa)

5.3 ± 1.4

4.8 ± 1.1

5.7 ± 1.4

4.9 ± 0.9

5.9 ± 1.7

Peak WSS aortic arch (Pa)

5.0 ± 2.1

4.6 ± 2.6

5.3 ± 1.8

3.9 ± 1.3

6.5 ± 2.3

Peak WSS descending aorta (Pa)

5.7 ± 1.4

5.3 ± 1.3

6.0 ± 1.5

5.0 ± 1.3

6.7 ± 1.1

  1. Data presented as mean ± standard deviation. BAV Bicuspid aortic valve, PWV Pulse wave velocity, TAV Tricuspid aortic valve, WSS Wall shear stress
  2. aAccording to Dubois formula