Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| TCC | COP | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n) | 304 | 282 | |
| Age (years) | 79.9 (79.2–80.6) | 79.9 (79.0–80.7) | 0.924 |
| Male | 57.8% | 60.9% | 0.727 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.3 (26.8–27.9) | 27.0 (26.2–27.8) | 0.610 |
| STS-PROM | 3.4 (3.1–3.7) | 3.3 (2.9–3.7) | 0.767 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 28.1% | 29.1% | 0.857 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 61.6% | 49.0% | 0.167 |
| Arterial hypertension | 93.4% | 87.3% | 0.698 |
| Coronary artery disease | 60.0% | 55.9% | 0.725 |
| NYHA class III/IV | 67.7% | 66.5% | 0.945 |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) | 48.3 (46.7–49.8) | 52.2 (50.9–53.4) | 0.0001 |
| AV max. PG (mmHg) | 62.8 (60.1–65.4) | 69.9 (67.1–72.6) | 0.0003 |
| AV mean (PG mmHg) | 37.3 (35.6–39.0) | 44.4 (41.4–47.5) | 0.0001 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 22.4% | 24.5% | 0.704 |
| LBBB | 11.5% | 13.4% | 0.608 |
| RBBB | 12.6% | 13.8% | 0.709 |
| Edwards SAPIEN 3 | 45.1% | 50.7% | 0.425 |
| Boston LOTUS Edge | 54.9% | 49.3% | 0.480 |
Data are presented as percentages, counts or mean ± SD. Significant p values are presented in bold.
AV mean/max PG, aortic valve mean/max pressure gradient; BMI, body mass index; COP, cusp-overlap projection; LBBB, left bundle branch block; NYHA, New York Heart Association; RBBB, right bundle branch block; STS-PROM, Society of Thoracic Surgeons—Predicted Risk of Mortality; TCC, three-cusp coplanar projection.