Table 2 Correlation of aortic anatomy with patient-related factors
From: Assessment of anatomy of the aorta in patients with a coarctation of aorta
Variables | Ascending aorta size z-score | Aortic arch size z-score | Aortic isthmus size z-score | Descending aorta size z-score | Ao in a diaphragm level size z-score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
r | p | r | p | r | p | r | p | Â | p | ||
Age | .373 | .018* | .335 | .035* | .058 | .721 | .198 | .221 | .021 | .897 | |
Height | .381 | .026* | .266 | .128 | .035 | .844 | .047 | .798 | − .065 | .715 | |
Weight | .354 | .025* | .264 | .100 | .053 | .744 | .178 | .272 | − .006 | .971 | |
BMI | .367 | .544 | .232 | .707 | .935 | .020* | .897 | .039* | .542 | .345 | |
EchoCG findings | Pressure gradient on a coarctation cite | .249 | .169 | .214 | .240 | .276 | .126 | .039 | .831 | − .257 | .156 |
Ao regurgitation | .152 | .194 | − .066 | .576 | − .187 | .108 | − .040 | .731 | .185 | .113 | |
LV hypertrophy | .180 | .268 | .118 | .469 | − .128 | .432 | − .016 | .922 | .002 | .991 | |
LV dilation | .002 | .988 | .077 | .638 | .245 | .127 | .172 | .290 | − .042 | .797 | |
LV hypokinesis | .078 | .630 | .130 | .423 | − .076 | .643 | − .043 | .791 | .053 | .742 | |
LV Ejection fraction | .084 | .605 | − .071 | .662 | − .160 | .324 | .063 | .701 | .138 | .355 | |
Operation time | .266 | .097 | .307 | .054 | .074 | .652 | − .171 | .292 | − .129 | .428 | |
Ao cross-clamp time | .050 | .784 | .202 | .266 | .405 | .021* | − .284 | .115 | − .173 | .344 | |
ICU stay | -.035 | .841 | − .355 | .034* | .135 | .416 | − .144 | .376 | − .107 | .511 | |
Hospital stay | .099 | .545 | − .343 | .03* | .055 | .737 | − .082 | .615 | − .110 | .501 | |