Table 1: Clinical features of the participants. COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Age, years

 

71.8

± 9.6

Male, n (%)

41

 (70.7)

Etiology 

 

 

 

 

Aortic dissection/ disected aneurysm

26

 (44.8)

 

True aneurysm

31

 (53.4)

 

Prosthetic vascular graft infection

1

 (1.7)

Comorbidity

 

 

 

 

Hypertension, n (%)

42

 (72.4)

 

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

25

 (43.1)

 

Diabetes, n (%)

9

 (15.5)

 

History of neurological diseas, n (%)

10

 (17.2)

 

History of heart disease, n (%)

7

 (12.6)

 

Chronic kidney disease, n (%)

6

 (10.3)

 

Maintenance dialysis, n (%)

1

 (1.7)

 

Cerebrovascular disease, n (%)

0

 (0)

 

Asthma, n (%)

3

 (5.2)

 

COPD, n (%)

2

 (3.4)

 

Steroid administration, n (%)

1

 (1.7)

 

Known dementia, n (%)

1

 (1.7)

Preoperative status

 

 

 

 

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, n (%)

0

 (0)

 

Cardiogenic shock, n (%)

1

 (1.7)

 

Acute coronary syndrome, n (%)

1

 (1.7)

 

Cerebral infarcion

0

 (0)

 

Consciousness disorder, n (%)

1

 (1.7)

 

Transient ischemic attack, n (%)

1

 (1.7)

Shaggy aorta, n (%)

1

(1.7)

Preoperative MRI (n=47)

 

 

 

 

Chronic ischemic white matter changes, n (%)

11

(23.4)