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

Table 3

Ascending aorta diameter changes after AVR using univariable linear mixed model.

Variables	B ± standard error
Sex (female)	−0.22 ± 0.24	0.35
Hypertension	0.17 ± 0.23	0.45
Moderate and severe aortic regurgitation	−0.30 ± 0.24	0.22
Presence of BAV	0.073 ± 0.24	0.76
Prosthetic valve (bioprosthetic)	0.29 ± 0.28	0.30
AHI > 2.44	0.68 ± 0.25	0.009