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Table 1 Patient Characteristics

From: Ross operation in children and young adults: the Alder Hey case series

No. of patients

38

Male:female ratio

28:10

Age (years)

 

   Mean (±SD)

13.1 ± 5.7

   Median (range)

12.8 (1.4–29.7 years)

Body weight (kg)

41.3 ± 19.5

Height (cm)

142.9 ± 24.2

Body surface area (m2)

1.25 ± 0.40

Valve pathology

 

   Bicuspid

20 (52.6)

   Prosthesis

1 (2.6)

   Endocarditis

1 (2.6)

   Dysplastic tricuspid

16 (42.2)

Dominant hemodynamic lesion

 

   Aortic stenosis

27 (71.1)

   Aortic regurgitation

6 (15.7)

   Mixed disease

5 (13.8)

Preoperative NYHA Class

 

   Class I

23 (60.5)

   Class II

12 (31.5)

   Class III

3 (7.9)

   Class IV

-

Previous interventions for aortic valve

30 (78.9)

   Balloon valvotomy

16* (42.1)

   Surgical valvotomy

8 (21.1)

   Balloon & surgical valvotomy

3 (7.9)

   Valve repair

2 (5.3)

   Valve replacement

1 (2.6)

Prior other surgical procedures

 

   Coarctation repair

1 (2.6)

   Ventricular septal defect closure

1 (2.6)

  1. SD, standard deviation; cm, centimetre; kg, kilograms; m2, square metres. * 1 patient had balloon valvotomy × 2 while one had balloon valvotomy × 3. Values in parentheses are percentages.