Research Article

Survival Comparison of Patients Undergoing Secondary Aortic Repair

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients by type of aortic intervention.

Endo-Endo ()Endo-Open ()Open-Endo ()Open-Open () value

Age at first intervention69 (±9)68 (±7)60 (±14)63 (±11)0.001
Age at second intervention73 (±10)71 (±7)74 (±8)71 (±7)0.404
Female7 (12)4 (24)5 (14)7 (19)0.569
Non-white6 (10)3 (18)2 (6)6 (17)0.395
Interval between first and second intervention (years)3 (±3)2 (±2)13 (±15)7 (±7)<0.001
Coronary artery disease34 (57)8 (47)20 (56)17 (47)0.767
Stroke4 (7)1 (6)3 (8)5 (14)0.636
Diabetes mellitus12 (20)1 (6)7 (19)2 (6)0.143
Hypertension43 (72)10 (59)27 (75)26 (75)0.672
Hyperlipidemia26 (43)6 (35)21 (58)13 (36)0.218
Obesity6 (10)3 (18)2 (6)5 (14)0.520
Smoking48 (80)10 (59)31 (86)24 (67)0.073