n=57 | Diameter (mm) Mean±SE | Estimated annual growth rate (mm/year) Mean±SE | P value adj† | |||
Aortic level | Pre-trial | Baseline | Follow-up | Pre-trial | During trial | |
Root (n=31) | 40.3±0.9 | 41.6±0.8* | 41.4±0.8 | 0.39±0.06 | −0.13±0.23 | 0.072 |
Ascending | 29.0±0.4 | 30.7±0.4* | 30.7±0.4 | 0.40±0.05 | −0.01±0.18 | 0.072 |
Arch | 25.2±0.4 | 26.6±0.4* | 26.8±0.4 | 0.29±0.06 | 0.15±0.21 | 0.523 |
Proximal descending | 25.9±0.6 | 26.7±0.6* | 26.6±0.6 | 0.21±0.06 | 0.07±0.21 | 0.523 |
Distal descending | 20.8±0.4 | 22.0±0.3* | 22.0±0.3 | 0.32±0.04 | 0.01±0.14 | 0.072 |
For root diameter analysis, only patients with a native aortic root were analysed. Aortic growth rates and differences in aortic growth rates were estimated using a linear mixed model, correcting for differences in follow-up duration with a random intercept on the subject level .
*P value <0.05 after adjustment for multiple testing using the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure comparing pre-trial and baseline diameter.
†P value after adjustment for multiple testing using the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure.