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. 2024 Mar 18;20(6):e363–e375. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-23-00779

Table 2. Procedural data.

Variable ACURATE (n=251) EVOLUT (n=584) p-value ACURATE (n=234) EVOLUT (n=234) p-value
Prosthesis size <0.001 <0.001
Small (23 mm) 195 (77.7) 291 (49.8) 180 (76.9) 108 (46.2)
Medium (25, 26 mm) 47 (18.7) 234 (40.1) 45 (19.2) 105 (44.9)
Large (27, 29, 34 mm) 9 (3.6) 59 (10.1) 9 (3.8) 21 (9.0)
Cover index, % 8.7 [8.7; 17.4] 17.4 [11.5; 19.2] <0.001 8.7 [8.7; 17.4] 17.4 [13.8; 19.2] <0.001
Early-generation device 132 (52.6) 569 (97.4) <0.001
Procedural duration, min 53 [37;80]; 236 74 [55; 105]; 544 <0.001 52 [36; 80] 74 [56; 100] <0.001
Fluoroscopy time, min 12.4 [9.0; 20.3]; 234 18 [12.6; 27.5]; 541 <0.001 12.3 [9.0; 19.5] 18.1 [13.3; 27.1] <0.001
Contrast agent, ml 60 [25; 98]; 245 95 [50; 146]; 571 <0.001 60 [22; 95] 96 [50; 140] <0.001
Predilatation 111 (44.4) 42 (7.2) 0.037 102 (43.6) 19 (8.1) <0.001
Post-dilatation 144 (57.4) 289 (49.5) 0.195 136 (58.1) 115 (49.1) 0.064
Attempted BVF 9 (3.6) 12 (2.1) 0.067 9 (3.8) 5 (2.1) 0.417
BVF timing at predilatation 8/9 (88.9) 5/12 (41.7) 0.171 8/9 (88.9) 1/5 (20.0) 0.023
BVF successful 7/9 (77.8) 12/12 (100) 0.119 7/9 (77.8) 5/5 (100) 0.505
Haemodynamic compromise after BVF 4/9 (44.4) 1/12 (8.3) <0.001 4/9 (44.4) 1/5 (20.0) 0.580
Cerebral protection 19 (7.6) 186 (31.9) <0.001 18 (7.7) 70 (29.9) <0.001
Commissural alignment 98 (39.0) 15 (2.6) 0.111 91 (38.9) 8 (3.4) <0.001
Coronary protection 49 (19.5) 88 (15.1) <0.001 40 (17.1) 44 (18.8) 0.186
Implantation depth, mm 2.5 [1.0; 4.5]; 240 4.7 [2.7; 6.4]; 468 <0.001 2.0 [1.0; 4.2] 4.0 [3.0; 6.0] <0.001
Values denote n (%), n/N (%), median [IQR]. ACURATE: ACURATE neo/neo2 group; BVF: bioprosthetic valve fracturing; EVOLUT: Evolut R/PRO/PRO+ group; IQR: interquartile range