Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Aortic Stenosis Having Coronary Cusp Fusion versus Mixed Cusp Fusion Nonraphe Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Table 4
Echocardiographic characteristics at discharge after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Characteristic
Total (N = 69)
Mixed fusion (N = 43)
Coronary fusion (N = 26)
value
Vmax (m/s)
2.5 (2.1–2.9)
2.5 (2.2–2.9)
2.5 (2.1–2.9)
0.81
PGmean (mmHg)
15.6 ± 6.7
15.9 ± 6.5
15.0 ± 7.0
0.57
LVEF (%)
61.0 (54.0–66.0)
62.0 (57.0–66.0)
59.5 (45.0–66.5)
0.53
Paravalvular leakage
0.6
None/trace
46 (66.6%)
30 (69.8%)
16 (61.5%)
0.6
Mild
23 (33.3%)
13 (30.2%)
10 (38.5%)
0.6
Moderate to severe
0
0
0
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Mitral regurgitation
0.13
None/trace
34 (49.3%)
25 (58.1%)
9 (34.6%)
0.08
Mild
32 (46.4%)
17 (39.5%)
15 (57.7%)
0.21
Moderate to severe
3 (4.3%)
1 (2.3%)
2 (7.7%)
0.56
Tricuspid regurgitation
0.75
None/trace
47 (68.1%)
30 (69.8%)
17 (65.4%)
0.79
Mild
21 (30.4%)
12 (27.9%)
9 (34.6%)
0.60
Moderate to severe
1 (1.4%)
1 (2.3%)
0
1.0
The patients were stratified according to the type of cusp fusion. Data are shown as median (range), mean ± standard deviation, or frequency (percentage). LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PGmean, mean paravalvular gradient; Vmax, maximum velocity of the aortic jet.
