Table 2.
Postoperative complications and medications
| Variable | Total population(n = 262) | Survivors(n = 156) | Non-survivors(n = 106) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post-TAVR Complications | |||||||
| Permanent pacemaker implantation, n (%) | 21 (8.0%) | 9 (5.8%) | 12 (11.3%) | 0.164 | |||
| CVD development, n (%) | 8 (3.1%) | 3 (1.9%) | 5 (4.7%) | 0.355 | |||
| Cardiac tamponade, n (%) | 7 (2.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (6.6%) | 0.004 | |||
| In-hospital arrhythmia, n (%) | 45 (17.2%) | 21 (13.5%) | 24 (22.6%) | 0.077 | |||
| Acute kidney injury, n (%) | 14 (5.3%) | 5 (3.2%) | 9 (8.5%) | 0.112 | |||
| Major bleeding, n (%) | 14 (5.3%) | 1 (0.6%) | 13 (12.3%) | < 0.001 | |||
| Myocardial infarction, n (%) | 3 (1.1%) | 2 (1.3%) | 1 (0.9%) | 1.000 | |||
| Coronary obstruction, n (%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.9%) | 0.846 | |||
| LBBB development, n (%) | 88 (33.6%) | 48 (30.8%) | 40 (37.7%) | 0.250 | |||
| After TAVR Medications | |||||||
| ASA or P2Y12 Inhibitors, n (%) | 238 (90.8%) | 150 (96.2%) | 88 (83.0%) | 0.489 | |||
| Warfarin, n (%) | 12 (4.6%) | 9 (5.8%) | 3 (2.8%) | 0.389 | |||
| Oral anticoagulants, n (%) | 37 (14.1%) | 22 (14.1%) | 15 (14.2%) | 0.748 | |||
ASA Acetylsalicylic acid, CVD Cerebrovascular disease, TAVR Transcatheter aortic valve replacement