Clinical Characteristics |
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Age, yrs |
72±7.1 |
64±14 |
0.0017 |
Male, n (%) |
35 (71.4) |
58 (75.3) |
0.6288 |
Height, cm |
159 [154-164] |
165 [156-169] |
0.0037 |
Body Weight, kg |
54 [49-62] |
59 [50-67] |
0.0959 |
Body Mass Index, kg/m2
|
21 [19-24] |
21
[19-24] |
0.9880 |
Body Surface Area, m2
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1.58 [1.44-1.64] |
1.63
[1.48-1.77] |
0.0287 |
Smoking, n (%) |
27 (55.1) |
40 (51.9) |
0.7293 |
Comorbidity |
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Hypertension, n (%) |
40 (81.6) |
55 (71.4) |
0.1887 |
Dyslipidemia, n (%) |
21 (42.8) |
26 (33.7) |
0.3049 |
Diabetes, n (%) |
8 (16.3) |
9 (11.6) |
0.4614 |
Previous Ischemic Heart Disease, n (%) |
9 (18.3) |
16 (20.7) |
0.7820 |
Atrial Fibrillation, n (%) |
14 (28.5) |
14 (18.1) |
0.1752 |
Steroid User, n (%) |
3 (6.1) |
4 (5.1) |
0.8255 |
Connective Tissue Disease, n (%) |
5 (10.2) |
8 (10.3) |
0.9734 |
Maintenance Dialysis, n (%) |
1 (2.0) |
1 (1.2) |
0.7442 |
Mitral Prolapse, n (%) |
4 (8.1) |
0 (0) |
0.0053 |
Chronic Kidney Disease, n (%) |
22 (44.8) |
33 (42.8) |
0.8219 |
eGFR, ml/min/1.73m2
|
55 [41-63] |
58 [42-75] |
0.2320 |
Echocardiographic Parameters |
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LVEDD, mm |
62 [57-67] |
59 [51-64] |
0.0919 |
LVESD, mm |
48 [41-55] |
44 [36-52] |
0.1250 |
LVEF, % |
49 [35-56] |
53 [39-60] |
0.0702 |
IVSD, mm |
10 [9-12] |
10 [9-11] |
0.4623 |
PWD, mm |
11 [10-12] |
10 [9-11] |
0.3924 |
Aortic Root Dimensions |
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Annulus Diameter, mm |
23 [20-25] |
23 [21-26] |
0.1275 |
Sinus of Valsalva Diameter, mm |
36 [33-40] |
39 [33-47] |
0.0188 |
ST Junction Diameter, mm |
30 [27-34] |
33 [29-40] |
0.0150 |
Mid-Ascending Aorta Diameter, mm |
35 [32-39] |
38 [34-44] |
0.0097 |
AR Severity |
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Moderate, n (%) |
9 (18.4) |
20 (26.0) |
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Moderate to Severe, n (%) |
11 (22.4) |
16 (20.8) |
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Severe, n (%) |
29 (59.2) |
41 (53.2) |
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