Areas of the aortic valve cusps and atherosclerosis-like lesions in each cusp by age
| Age group (years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (20–40) (n = 15) | 2 (41–60) (n = 17) | 3 (⩾61) (n = 16) | p Value* | |
| Data are mean (SEM). | ||||
| *p Value between the three age groups. | ||||
| Right coronary cusp | ||||
| Total area (mm2) | 6.06 (0.57) | 6.03 (0.33) | 9.57 (1.37) | 0.072 |
| Lesion area (mm2) | 0.21 (0.09) | 0.49 (0.15) | 1.80 (0.63) | <0.001 |
| Left coronary cusp | ||||
| Total area (mm2) | 6.84 (0.50) | 8.65 (0.70) | 10.72 (0.88) | 0.002 |
| Lesion area (mm2) | 0.20 (0.06) | 0.70 (0.13) | 1.33 (0.35) | <0.001 |
| Non-coronary cusp | ||||
| Total area (mm2) | 6.65 (0.59) | 9.42 (0.77) | 10.85 (1.04) | 0.006 |
| Lesion area (mm2) | 0.05 (0.03) | 0.83 (0.17) | 2.28 (0.71) | <0.001 |