BAV only n=532 (95.7%) | BAV and repaired CoA n=24 (4.3%) | p-value | |
Primary indication for surgery | |||
Valve dysfunction | 397 (74.6%) | 16 (66.7%) | |
Aortic disease | 80 (15.0%) | 6 (25.0%) | |
IE | 19 (3.6%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
Unknown | 36 (6.8%) | 0 | |
Valve haemodynamic | <0.001 | ||
Normal function | 10 (1.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
AS | 398 (74.8%) | 12 (50.0%) | <0.05 |
AR | 68 (12.8%) | 9 (37.5%) | <0.001 |
IE | 19 (3.6%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
Mixed AS/AR | 25 (4.7%) | 0 | |
Unknown | 12 (2.3%) | 1 (4.2%) | |
Type of operation | |||
Need for aortic surgery | 200 (37.6%) | 10 (41.7%) | |
Proximal versus distal aortic surgery | |||
None | 332 (62.6%) | 14 (58.3%) | |
Proximal only | 46 (8.7%) | 6 (25.0%) | |
Distal only | 54 (10.2%) | 1 (4.2%) | |
Prox and distal | 98 (18.5%) | 3 (12.5%) | |
Type of surgery | |||
AVR | 324 (60.9%) | 12 (50.0%) | |
Ross | 8 (1.5%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
AVR plus Aorta | 200 (37.6%) | 10 (41.7%) | |
AVR type | <0.05 | ||
Mechanical | 185 (34.8%) | 13 (54.2%) | <0.05 |
Tissue | 333 (62.7%) | 9 (37.5%) | <0.05 |
Homograft | 3 (0.6%) | 0 | |
Ross | 9 (1.7%) | 2 (8.3%) | <0.05 |
Valve repair | 1 (0.2%) | 0 | |
Concurrent CABG | 109 (20.5%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
30 day mortality | 7 (1.3%) | 0 |
Categorical variables reported as n (%).
*p<0.001.
†p<0.05.
AR, aortic regurgitation; AS, aortic stenosis; AVR, aortic valve replacement; BAV, bicuspid aortic valve; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CoA, aortic coarctation; IE, infective endocarditis.