Research Article

Incidental Findings Diagnosed during Preprocedural Evaluation of TAVR

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

Patients (n)

Age76.9 years (range 51 to 94 years)
Sex
 Women98 (63.6%)
 Men56 (36.4%)
Coronary heart disease84 (54%)
Hypertension103 (66.6%)
Diabetes mellitus43 (28%)
Chronic obstructive lung disease35 (22.2%)
Chronic kidney disease62 (40%)
Cerebrovascular event18 (11%)
Peripheric artery disease7 (4%)
Atrial fibrillation34 (22%)
Ejection fraction49% (range 15% to 74%)
Mean aortic valve area0.74 (range 0.4 to 1.0)
MVR8 (1%)
Bioprosthesis2
Metallic6

Excluded the patients with severe aortic regurgitation