Ascending Aortic Wall Cohesion: Comparison of Bicuspid and Tricuspid Valves

Table 3

Transesophageal dimensions and TSC results.

𝑛=190	Group 1; (𝑛=44)	Group 2; (𝑛=146)	𝑃 value*
Aortic wall thickness (mm)	2.04±0.42	2.24±0.41	0.008
Aortic annulus (mm)	25.8±3.3	24.2±2.2	0.003
Aortic sinuses (mm)	38.1±8.8	34.5±7.9	0.02
Sinotubular junction (mm)	36.2±10.4	31.8±8.8	0.01
Ascending aorta (mm)	41.5±12.0	37.9±11.3	0.09
P7	168.0±85.6	162.5±90.6	0.72
P8	3.59±2.02	3.29±2.12	0.40
P9	4.84±2.28	4.51±2.33	0.41

Data are presented as mean ± SD; TSC: tensile strain curves; *group 1 versus group 2.