Research Article
Biological Niches within Human Calcified Aortic Valves: Towards Understanding of the Pathological Biomineralization Process
Table 1
Patients characteristics.
| | Characteristic | Overall
= 36 | Tricuspid aortic valve
= 29 | Bicuspid aortic valve
= 3 | Mitral valve
= 4 |
| | Age, y | 72.4 ± 10 | 74.5 ± 7.8 | 55 ± 15 | 69 ± 9 | | Males, | 25 (69.4%) | 20 (69%) | 3 (100%) | 2 (50%) | | BMI, Kg/cm2 | 25.1 ± 5.5 | 25.5 ± 6 | 22.2 ± 3.7 | 22.4 ± 2 | | BSA, m2 | 1.8 ± 0.2 | 1.8 ± 0.2 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 1.7 ± 0.2 | | Peak gradient, mmHg | 71.2 ± 20.5 | 70.5 ± 23 | 88.4 ± 18 | 9 ± 3.5 | | Mean gradient, mmHg | 55.8 ± 16.2 | 53.4 ± 18.3 | 58.8 ± 14 | 6 ± 3.4 | | Associated CAD | 13 (36%) | 13 (44.8%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | | Dialysis | 0 (0%) | 0 (%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | | Osteoporosis | 22 (61%) | 21 (72%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (25%) |
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BMI: body mass index; BSA: body surface area; CAD: coronary artery disease.
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