Ascending Aorta Diameter Changes after Aortic Valve Replacement in Elderly Patients with Aortic Valve Stenosis

Table 2

Postoperative data.

	Total (n = 87)			Group A (n = 28)			Group B (n = 59)
	Discharge	Last follow-up		Discharge	Last follow-up		Discharge	Last follow-up
Ejection fraction (%)	60.1 ± 7.2	62.1 ± 7.1	0.046	59.2 ± 7.8	61.6 ± 6.1	0.22	60.6 ± 7.0	62.3 ± 7.6	0.12
Left ventricular diameter (mm)	45.3 ± 5.3	46.1 ± 4.8	0.19	45.4 ± 4.8	46.8 ± 5.0	0.15	45.3 ± 5.5	45.8 ± 4.8	0.50
Peak velocity (m/s)	2.5 ± 0.5	2.6 ± 0.7	0.046	2.4 ± 0.4	2.7 ± 0.7	0.064	2.5 ± 0.5	2.6 ± 0.7	0.28
Ascending aorta (mm)	34.7 ± 4.9	36.0 ± 5.4	0.012	37.2 ± 5.0	40.7 ± 4.7	0.001	33.3 ± 4.4	33.7 ± 4.1	0.56