Table 3.

Procedural data based on calcification severity.

Variables	Overall calcium	Mild calcifications	$\ge$Moderate calcifications	p-value
N	232 (100%)	109 (47%)	123 (53%)
Femoral route	212 (91.4%)	102 (93.6%)	110 (89.4%)	0.261
Subclavian route	20 (8.6%)	7 (6.4%)	13 (10.6%)	0.261
Embolic protection system	13 (5.6%)	7 (6.4%)	6 (4.9%)	0.610
Any vascular complications	15 (6.5%)	3 (2.8%)	12 (9.8%)	0.030
PTA with stenting of access site	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.4%)	0.625
PCI with stenting	12 (5.2%)	5 (4.6%)	7 (5.7%)	0.705
Degree of oversizing (%)	15.9 $\pm$ 9.5	15.9 $\pm$ 10.4	15.8 $\pm$ 8.6	0.060
Predilatation	131 (56.5%)	58 (44.3%)	73 (55.7%)	0.347
Implantation depth NCC (mm)	4.4 $\pm$ 2.6	4.6 $\pm$ 2.4	4.2 $\pm$ 2.8	0.323
Implantation depth LCC (mm)	5.9 $\pm$ 3.0	6.2 $\pm$ 3.0	5.7 $\pm$ 3.1	0.585
Implantation depth mean (mm)	5.1 $\pm$ 2.6	5.4 $\pm$ 2.5	5.0 $\pm$ 2.8	0.500
Postdilatation	122 (52.6%)	58 (54.2%)	64 (52.5%)	0.858
Repositioning	55 (23.7)	25 (22.9%)	30 (24.4%)	0.795
Recapture	47 (20.3%)	21 (19.3%)	26 (21.1%)	0.723
Emergent cardiac surgery	1 (0.04%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1.000
Need for second valve	1 (0.04%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1.000
Contrast volume (mL)	155.3 $\pm$ 62.6	146.1 $\pm$ 52.4	164.6 $\pm$ 70.6	0.101
Radiation dose (${\mathrm{Gycm}}^2$)	80.1 $\pm$ 56.6	72.8 $\pm$ 48.9	86.5 $\pm$ 62.1	0.029

LCC, left coronary cusp; NCC, non-coronary cusp; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PTA, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.