Preoperative patients’ characteristics and echocardiographic data
| Total (61) | |
| Age (years) | 48.88±19.26 (range 17–85) |
| Gender (female) | 16 (26.23) |
| Marfan syndrome | 13 (21.31) |
| Loeys-Diez syndrome | 2 (3.28) |
| Turner syndrome | 1 (1.64) |
| Bicuspid aortic valve | 14 (22.95) |
| Sievers type 0 | 2 |
| Sievers type Ia | 11 |
| Sievers type Ib | 1 |
| Urgent | 5 (8.20) |
| Re-do | 1 (1.64) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 8 (13.11) |
| Asymptomatic | 40 (65.57) |
| Primary AR | 13 (21.31) |
| Cusp prolapse | 7 (11.48) |
| Cusp perforation/fenestration | 2 (3.28) |
| Cusp retraction | 4 (6.56) |
| Secondary AR | 48 (78.69) |
| Root±ascending aorta aneurysm | 27 (44.26) |
| Ascending aorta aneurysm | 21 (34.43) |
| Left ventricular function | |
| Good | 54 (88.52) |
| Moderate | 6 (9.84) |
| Poor | 1 (1.64) |
| AR | |
| Mild or less | 19 (31.15) |
| Moderate | 24 (39.34) |
| Severe | 18 (29.51) |
| AR jet characteristic | |
| Central jet | 39 (63.93) |
| Eccentric jet | 11 (18.03) |
| Multiple jets | 6 (9.84) |
Five patients without preoperative AR.
.AR, aortic regurgitation.