Completing the view – histologic insights from circular AAA specimen including 3D imaging

Diagnostic Pathology

Table 1 Patients’ characteristics and indication for open repair

ID				Indication for OR	comorbidities										sample specifications
	sex	Age@OR (years)	Dmax@OR (mm)	Indication for OR	hypertension	dyslipidemia	CAD	COPD	PAOD	dialysis	CKD	smoker (current/ex)	diabetes	aspirin intake	sample size (unfixated) (mm) (length x width x height)	wall thickness (CTA) (mm)	wall thickness (fixated) (Qupath) (mm)	AHA classification
1	m	70	57	iAAA	x	x						x		x	60 × 58x10	1.2	0.5 ± 0.2	6
2	m	59	55	iAAA	x							x			62 × 57x105	1.1	0.6 ± 0.05	7
3	m	74	60	iAAA		x						x	x	x	65 × 60x15	0.9	0.6 ± 0.1	5
4	f	79	72	rTAAA (type IV)	x			x				x		x	80 × 75x20	1.2	0.8 ± 0.2	7
5	m	79	75	iAAA	x	x				x		x		x	76 × 76x17	1.0	0.7 ± 0.1	6

m male, f female, OR Open repair; intact (i) or ruptured (r) abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), TAAA Thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm type IV Crawford classification, CAD Coronary artery disease, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, PAOD Peripheral arterial occlusive disease, CKD Chronic kidney disease with creatinine > 1.2 mg/dl, CTA Computed tomography angiography; QuPath wall thickness mean ± SD; AHA American Heart Association

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