Table 3.
Surgical details
| Variables | Total (n = 203) |
Fused BAV (n = 165) |
2-sinus BAV (n = 38) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age at surgery | 62 [54.0, 68.4] | 62.4 [54.9, 68.4] | 56.9 [49.3, 68.9] | 0.2 |
| Type of procedure | 0.2 | |||
| Bioprosthetic valve | 77 (37.9) | 65 (39.4) | 12 (31.6) | |
| Bioprosthetic valve and aortic graft | 22 (10.8) | 17 (10.3) | 5 (13.2) | |
| Mechanical valve | 47 (23.2) | 38 (23.0) | 9 (23.7) | |
| Mechanical valve and aortic graft | 20 (9.9) | 15 (9.1) | 5 (13.2) | |
| TAVI | 18 (8.9) | 14 (8.5) | 4 (10.5) | |
| Composite graft | 14 (6.9) | 13 (7.9) | 1 (2.6) | |
| Other | 2 (1.0) | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Aortic graft only | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.3) | |
| Primary indication for surgery | 0.4 | |||
| Aortic stenosis w/or w/o aortic dilatation | 116 (75.9) | 122 (73.9) | 32 (84.2) | 0.2 |
| Aortic regurgitation w/or w/o aortic dilatation | 29 (14.3) | 27 (16.4) | 2 (5.3) | 0.1 |
| Aortic dilatation | 7 (3.4) | 5 (3.0) | 2 (5.3) | 0.6 |
| Mixed aortic stenosis and regurgitation | 6 (3.0) | 4 (2.4) | 2 (5.3) | |
| Endocarditis | 3 (1.5) | 3 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Aortic dissection | 2 (1.0) | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Procedural details of 203 patients receiving endovascular or surgical intervention of the aortic valve or proximal aorta during the follow-up period. Indication and procedure type as stated in the procedural report in the electronic health journal. Numbers are count (percentage) or median [IQR]
TAVI transcatheter aortic valve implantation