Use of Pre- and Intensified Postprocedural Physiotherapy in Patients with Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Study (the 4P-TAVR Study)
Table 2
Respiratory, mobility, and training parameters.
All patients (n = 108)
Training group (n = 58)
Control group (n = 50)
value
MIP (inclusion, cm H2O ± SD)
34.2 ± 15.8
32.4 ± 15.9
36.7 ± 15.8#
0.73
MIP, (pre-TAVR, cm H2O)
37.2 ± 17.8
36.8 ± 18.2
37.9 ± 17.3#
0.47
FEV1 (inclusion, l/sec)
1.34 ± 1.1
1.28 ± 1.13
1.41 ± 1.06
0.53
Step count per day prior TAVR
833 ± 1189
1024 ± 1301
515 ± 910
0.079
Total energy turnover per day (kilojoule)
6670.4 ± 3380.9
7628.2 ± 2281.5
5062.8 ± 4264.2
0.001
Physiotherapy units post-TAVR
5.5 ± 5.4
6.4 ± 6.0
3.7 ± 3.2
0.045
Weekly training time prior TAVR (minutes, median, (CI))
73.0 (37.8–125.0)
105.9 (72.8–115.0)
40.2 (29.3–53.1)
0.001
Time until TAVR (weeks)
4.3 ± 2.8
4.3 ± 2.8
4.2 ± 2.8
0.31
MIP, maximum inspiratory pressure; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; ; #.
