Review Article

Minimally Invasive Endovascular Repair for Nondissected Ascending Aortic Disease: A Systematic Review

Table 2

Preoperative characteristics (n = 105 patients).

CharacteristicsValues

Mean age, years (range)64.96 ± 17.08
Male gender63 (60.6%)
Hypertension78 (74.3%)
Coarctation present14 (13.6%)
Aortic valve dysfunction15 (14.2%)
Atrial fibrillation11 (10.7%)
Myocardial infarction9 (8.7%)
Heart failure8 (7.8%)
Hyperlipidemia8 (7.8%)
Emphysema6 (5.8%)
Chronic rheumatic heart disease3 (2.9%)
Ventricular fibrillation3 (2.9%)
COPD3 (2.9%)
Pulmonary hypertension3 (2.9%)
Endocarditis2 (1.9%)
Diabetes2 (1.9%)
Persistent truncus arteriosus type 11 (0.9%)
Previous cerebral ischemia1 (0.9%)
Associated congenital heart disease
 Marfan syndrome2 (1.9%)
 Familial dilated cardiomyopathy6 (5.8%)
 Congenital aortic stenosis3 (2.9%)
 Ventricular septal defect1 (0.9%)
History of operation
 AVR36 (34.9%)
 Thoracic aortic surgery32 (31.1%)
 Open heart surgery25 (24.3%)
 Mitral valve repair13 (12.6%)
 ICD11 (10.7%)
 Median sternotomy9 (8.7%)
 Coronary artery bypass7 (6.9%)
 Heart stent implantation5 (4.9%)
 Heart transplant2 (1.9%)
 Dual chamber pacing1 (0.9%)

Values are expressed as numbers and % or the mean ± SD. COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; AVR: aortic valve replacement; ICD: implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. : when calculating gender, the number of people is calculated as 104.