Total patient number |
|
5227 |
50 - 421 |
31 |
Surgical period |
|
1992 - 2014 |
|
30 |
Mean age |
|
65.4 years |
47 – 73 years |
30 |
Gender |
Male |
67.6% |
30 – 85% |
31 |
Etiology |
Valve pathology |
|
|
18 |
|
Aortic stenosis |
49.8% |
3 – 100% |
|
|
Aortic regurgitation |
37.7% |
0 – 92% |
|
|
Stenosis & regurgitation |
17.9% |
|
|
|
Connective tissue disease |
2.9% |
0 – 32% |
13 |
|
Bicuspid aortic valve |
28.0% |
0 – 42.6% |
14 |
Prior surgery |
Cardiac |
14.2% |
0 – 39% |
23 |
Other indications |
Acute type A dissection |
7.2% |
0 – 24% |
20 |
|
Acute endocarditis |
9.1% |
1 – 11% |
9 |
Valve type |
Stentless |
99.7% |
95 – 100% |
23 |
|
Stented |
92.8% |
84 – 100% |
5 |
|
Mixed |
50% |
50 – 50% |
2 |
Concomitant procedures |
Aortic hemiarch repair |
18.2% |
0 –
44% |
19 |
|
Aortic arch repair |
5.9% |
3 – 21% |
19 |
|
CABG |
28.9% |
0 – 44% |
19 |
|
Mitral valve surgery |
3.3% |
0 – 17% |
19 |
Re-exploration for bleeding |
|
10.8% |
1 – 28% |
14 |
Early mortality |
|
5.5% |
0 – 16% |
31 |
Causes of early mortality * |
Low cardiac output |
22.7% |
1 – 44% |
|
|
Multi-organ failure Hemorrhage
|
18.1%
7.5%
|
13 – 100%
0 – 13%
|
|
|
Sepsis
Myocardial infarction
|
5.0%
4.0%
|
6 – 25%
0 – 100%
|
|
|
Unknown / unreported |
9.6% |
10 – 55% |
|