Research Article

Incidence and Impact of Routine Inflammatory Parameters on Outcome after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Table 1

Baseline and postprocedural characteristics.

AOverall (n = 81)TF-TAVR (n = 40)TA-TAVR (n = 41) value

Age, years82.1 ± 6.082.9 ± 4.981.2 ± 6.90.5
Male gender40 (49.4)19 (47.5)21 (51.2)0.8
Weight, kg77.3 ± 16.574.6 ± 14.780.0 ± 17.90.1
Height, cm167.8 ± 9.1168.3 ± 9.1167.2 ± 9.20.5
Logistic Euroscore I (%)18.6 ± 12.715.3 ± 9.521.9 ± 14.60.02
Aortic valve area, cm20.8 ± 0.30.8 ± 0.30.8 ± 0.30.7
Mean transvalvular PG before TAVR, mmHg38.5 ± 14.738.8 ± 12.738.0 ± 17.40.8
LVEF (%)52.9 ± 13.756.8 ± 9.949.0 ± 15.80.05
CAD41(50.6)22 (55)19 (46.3)0.5
Prior MI12 (14.8)5 (12.5)7 (17.1)0.7
Prior PCI28 (34.6)15 (37.5)13 (31.7)0.6
Prior heart surgery12 (14.8)3 (7.5)9 (22)0.1

B
Mean transvalvular PG after TAVR, mmHg9.3 ± 4.09.2 ± 4.29.5 ± 3.70.5
Vascular complications (major)1 (1.2)1 (2.5)0 (0)0.4
Vascular complications (minor)2 (2.5)2 (5)0 (0)0.2
Stroke (disabling)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Stroke (nondisabling)2 (2.5)2 (5)0 (0)0.2

Values are mean ± SD, n (%). CAD = coronary artery disease, LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction, MI = myocardial infarction, PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention, PVD = peripheral vascular disease, PG = pressure.