Table 3.
Procedural data
| Variable | Data |
|---|---|
| RAT-AVR | 10 |
| Concomitant cardiac surgery | |
| Root enlargement | 1 |
| Ascending aorta replacement | 1 |
| Type of prosthesis | |
| Bioprosthetic | 10 |
| Sutureless | 8 |
| Sutured | 2 |
| Mechanical | 0 |
| Valve size (mm) | |
| 19 | 2 |
| 21 | 2 |
| 23 | 6 |
| 25 | 0 |
| CPB time (min) | 160.6±58.5 |
| ACC time (min) | 120.5±56.3 |
| TAVI | 20 |
| Type of valve | |
| Core valvea) | 8 |
| Sapien 3 | 12 |
| Valve size (mm) | |
| 20 | 1 |
| 23 | 7 |
| 26 | 8 |
| 29 | 4 |
Values are presented as number only or mean±standard deviation.
RAT-AVR, right anterior mini-thoracotomy aortic valve replacement; TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation; CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass time; ACC, aortic cross clamp.
a)
CoreValve, Medtronic Inc., MN, USA; Sapien 3, Edwards Lifesciences Inc., Irvine, CA, USA.