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Table 1.

Comparison of patient characteristics preoperatively.

Results are given as number (%) or mean +/- standard deviation if normally distributed but as median (lowest-highest) if not.
Age[years] Risk factors BMI [kg/m2] History of high blood pressure History of diabetes mellitus History of dyslipidemia History og COPD Family history of cardio-vascular disease History of smoking Current smoker Congenital bicuspid aortic valve eGFR >60 mL/min/1.73m2 60-30 mL/min/1.73m2 <30 mL/min/173m2 Euroscore II Prior history of CVD History of MI History of PCI History of chronic heart failure History of arrythmias Preoperative symptoms Dyspnea Angina Syncope Asymptomatic NYHA class III or IV CCS class III or IV Preoperative echocardiogram Maximum valve gradient (mmHg) EOA (cm2) EOA/BSA (cm2/m2) Aortic root diameter (cm) LVEF (%) LVEF <35% PWT (cm) VST (cm) LVEDD (cm) Aortic insufficiency Females (n=151) 72.6  9.4 27.6  4.8 113 (75.3) 18 (11.9) 59 (39.1) 16 (10.6) 52 (36.1) 87 (58.8) 22 (14.9) 33 (22.4) 72 (50.3) 67 (46.9) 4 (2.8) 5.19  8.82 14 (9.3) 21 (13.9) 42 (27.8) 40 (26.5) 134 (88.7) 71 (47.0) 26 (17.2) 4 (2.6) 96 (63.6) 40 (26.8) Males (n=277) 70.4  9.8 27.7  4.2 187 (67.8) 45 (16.4) 141 (51.6) 18 (6.6) 83 (31.4) 191 (69.7) 39 (14.2) 81 (30.2) 214 (79.0) 52 (19.2) 5 (1.8) 3.21 (4.60) 41 (14.9) 55 (19.9) 46 (16.7) 72 (26.1) 234 (84.5) 157 (56.7) 36 (13.0) 9 (3.2) 158 (57.0) 85 (31.6) 74.4  29.3 0.60 (0.28-1.50) 0.32 (0.15-0.76) 3.1 0.5 60 (20-75) 4 (2.7) 1.250.25 1.380.31 4.540.56 19 (18.3) 68.0  23.4 0.70 (0.20-2.00) 0.34 (0.12-0.89) 3.5  0.5 60 (10-77) 10 (3.7) 1.300.25 1.430.29 5.210.81 44 (21.1) p-value 0.020 0.850 0.127 0.268 0.017 0.205 0.396 0.031 0.975 0.114 <0.001 <0.001 0.780 0.002 0.131 0.155 0.009 1.000 0.285 0.070 0.297 0.959 0.225 0.365 0.013 <0.001 0.112 <0.001 0.185 0.814 0.183 0.289 <0.001 0.668 BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; NYHA, New York Heart Association; CCS, Canadian Cardiovascular Society; BSA, body surface area; EOA, effective orifice area; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PWT, posterior wall thickness; VST,
 ventricular septal thickness; LVEDD, left ventricular end diastolic diameter.