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. 2023 Dec 4;19(10):e865–e874. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-23-00590

Table 1. Baseline characteristics according to AS subtypes.

HG-AS Classical LF LG-AS LF LG-AS with pEF NF LG-AS p-value
N=1,045 N=337 N=394 N=314
Age, years 82.4±5.9bd 81.0±7.5a 82.0±6.6 81.5±6.3a 0.073
Female 565 (54.1)b 109 (32.3)acd 220 (55.8)b 155 (49.4)b <0.001
Body mass index, kg/m² 26.4±5.5c 25.8±5.2c 27.0±5.7abd 25.9±5.1c 0.018
STS-PROM, % 5.4±4.1b 7.0±5.3acd 5.1±3.2b 5.1±3.5b <0.001
NYHA III or IV 679 (65.0)b 262 (78.0)acd 273 (69.3)b 197 (62.7)b <0.001
Concomitant diseases
Hypertension 882 (84.4)d 289 (85.8) 342 (86.8) 280 (89.2)a 0.177
Diabetes mellitus 256 (24.5)b 113 (33.5)ad 116 (29.4) 76 (24.2)b 0.004
CKD (eGFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m2) 720 (69.0) 238 (70.6) 267 (67.8) 219 (70.0) 0.847
eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2 52.5±21.7b 50.2±22.1ac 53.1±21.6b 50.6±22.5 0.088
COPD 114 (10.9)c 47 (14.0) 61 (15.5)a 43 (13.7) 0.088
Coronary artery disease 580 (55.5)bd 231 (68.5)ac 240 (60.9)b 194 (61.8)a <0.001
Atrial fibrillation 311 (29.8)bc 161 (47.8)ad 167 (42.4)ad 104 (33.1)bc <0.001
Previous history
Previous myocardial infarction 120 (11.5)b 97 (28.8)acd 51 (12.9)b 40 (12.7)b <0.001
Previous cardiac surgery 109 (10.4)bcd 81 (24.0)ac 64 (16.2)ab 57 (18.2)a <0.001
Previous stroke 115 (11.0)b 52 (15.4)a 49 (12.4) 44 (14.0) 0.141
Previous permanent pacemaker implantation 63 (6.0)bc 49 (14.5)ad 42 (10.7)a 28 (8.9)b <0.001
Peripheral artery disease 138 (13.2)b 61 (18.1)a 57 (14.5) 43 (13.7) 0.165
Echocardiography
Aortic valve area, cm² 0.63±0.23bcd 0.76±0.28ad 0.77±0.26ad 0.85±0.30abc <0.001
Mean aortic valve pressure gradient, mmHg 53±13bcd 24±9acd 27±8ab 28±9ab <0.001
Left ventricular ejection fraction, % 57±13bcd 32±11acd 61±7abd 63±7abc <0.001
Left ventricular mass index, g/m2 139±44bcd 147±51acd 121±41ab 124±41ab <0.001
Left atrial volume index, ml/m2 43±16bcd 49±23acd 42±17ab 42±24ab <0.001
Mitral regurgitation ≥moderate 217 (21.0)b 141 (42.7)acd 80 (20.6)b 59 (19.2)b <0.001
Tricuspid regurgitation ≥moderate 161 (15.6)bc 90 (27.4)ad 84 (21.6)a 52 (16.7)b <0.001
Systolic pulmonary artery pressure, mmHg 46±18bd 49±19acd 46±18bd 43±16abc <0.001
Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, mm 21±5bc 17±6acd 19±5abd 21±5bc <0.001
Stroke volume index, ml/m² 34±12bcd 25±6acd 26±6abd 45±12abc <0.001
Computed tomography
Aortic valvular complex calcification, mm3 442.4±423.8bcd 213.3±229.9a 206.3±273.2a 200.3±203.6a <0.001
Right heart catheterisation
Mean pulmonary artery pressure, mmHg 31±12bd 34±12acd 30±12bd 28±9abc <0.001
Data are presented as n (%) or mean±standard deviation. ap-value<0.05 versus HG-AS. bp-value<0.05 versus classical LF LG-AS. cp-value<0.05 versus LF LG-AS with pEF. dp-value <0.05 versus NF LG-AS. AS: aortic stenosis; CKD: chronic kidney disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; HG: high gradient; LF: low flow; LG: low gradient; NF: normal flow; NYHA: New York Heart Association; pEF: preserved ejection fraction; STS-PROM: Society of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality