Aortic Dissection Type A in Alpine Skiers

Table 1

Demography and preoperative parameters of 77 patients with aortic dissection type A in the winter season (from November to April).

	Nonskiers (𝑛=60)	Skiers (𝑛=17)	P value
Age (years)	58 (30–84)	51 (36–79)	0.128
Male gender	46 (76.7%)	15 (88.2%)	0.299
Permanent residency height above sea level (m)	574 (0–1247)	170 (0–853)	<0.001
Weight (kg)	80 (45–110)	90 (68–125)	0.002
Size (cm)	175 (157–191)	180 (172–200)	0.008
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	26 (18–34)	28 (23–35)	0.102
Marfan syndrome	1 (2%)	0	0.588
Pericardial effusion	16 (26.7%)	4 (23.5%)	0.823
Patient intubated at time of admission	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	0.294
Aortic valve regurgitation II° or more	24 (40%)	5 (29.4%)	0.520
Entry ascending aorta	37 (61.7%)	15 (88.2%)	0.269
Entry aortic arch	12 (20%)	2 (11.8%)	0.269
Entry unknown	11 (18.3%)	0 (0%)	n.a.
Preoperative neurologic deficit	10 (16.7%)	3 (17.6%)	0.940
Coronary artery disease	5 (8.3%)	0 (0%)	0.229
Peripheral vascular disease	2 (3.3%)	0 (0%)	0.476
Arterial hypertension	36 (60%)	8 (47.1%)	0.903