Clinical Study

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair in Surgical High-Risk Patients: Gender-Specific Acute and Long-Term Outcomes

Table 1

Baseline patient characteristics.

All patients ()Men ()Women () value

Age (years) 75.0 ± 8.774.4 ± 8.476.0 ± 9.20.029
Body mass index (kg/m2) 25.5 ± 4.525.8 ± 4.125.0 ± 4.90.031
Logistic EuroSCORE 21.0 (11.8–33.1)22.9 (12.2–35.9)19.5 (11.3–29.4)0.020
STS score 4.3 (2.7–7)4.4 (2.7–7.8)4.1 (2.7–6.1)0.21
Cardiovascular risk factors
Hypertension No. (%) 424 (71.9)254 (70.4)170 (74.2)0.35
Hypercholesterolemia No. (%) 242 (41.5)160 (44.8)82 (36.3)0.051
Diabetes mellitus No. (%) 164 (27.9)119 (32.9)45 (19.9)<0.001
Nicotine abuse No. (%) 152 (41.3)112 (51.1)40 (26.8)<0.001
Comorbidities
Cardiomyopathy No. (%) 422 (73.4)286 (80.6)136 (61.8)<0.001
 Dilated 147 (25.6)83 (23.4)64 (29.1)0.15
 Ischemic 270 (47.0)200 (56.3)70 (31.8)<0.001
 None 153 (26.6)69 (19.4)84 (38.2)<0.001
Coronary artery disease No. (%) 381 (64.6)266 (73.5)115 (50.4)<0.001
Previous myocardial infarction No. (%) 195 (33.2)145 (40.4)50 (21.8)<0.001
Previous percutaneous intervention No. (%) 238 (40.6)166 (46.2)72 (31.7)<0.001
Previous coronary artery bypass grafting No. (%) 179 (30.3)146 (40.3)33 (14.4)<0.001
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease No. (%) 120 (20.4)79 (21.9)41 (18.0)0.29
Renal failure No. (%) 335 (57.0)230 (63.9)105 (46.1)<0.001
Atrial fibrillation No. (%) 398 (67.6)250 (69.3)148 (64.9)0.31
Stroke No. (%) 94 (16.0)66 (18.3)28 (12.3)0.068
Peripheral artery disease No. (%) 56 (9.7)40 (11.3)16 (7.1)0.13
Device
CRT No. (%) 119 (20.2)86 (23.8)33 (14.5)0.0091

STS = Society of Thoracic Surgeons, CRT = cardiac resynchronization therapy, and No. = number.