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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Mar 16;78(1):112–118. doi: 10.1002/ccd.22912

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics in the overall study cohort and unadjusted hazard ratio of death at 30-days post-BAV.

Overall (n = 281) Unadjusted HR (95% CI) 30-day mortality P value
Male 111 (39.2%) 1.21 (0.63 – 2.33) 0.57
Age (years) 83.0 ± 9.4 0.98 (0.95 – 1.02) 0.32
Additive EuroSCORE 11.8 ± 3.8 1.09 (1.01 – 1.18) 0.02
Logistic EuroSCORE 32.8 ± 22.6 1.02 (1.00 – 1.03) 0.01
BSA (m2) 1.71 ± 0.24 0.87 (0.22 – 3.51) 0.85
Past medical history
 Diabetes 78 (27.6%) 1.17 (0.58 – 2.38) 0.67
 COPD 48 (17.0%) 0.58 (0.21 – 1.65) 0.31
 PAD 57 (20.1%) 1.85 (0.91 – 3.76) 0.09
 Stroke 33 (11.7%) 0.95 (0.34 – 2.68) 0.92
 Prior CV surgery 59 (20.9%) 1.45 (0.70 – 3.00) 0.32
 Renal dysfunction 53 (18.7%) 3.23 (1.65 – 6.32) <0.001
 Hyperlipidemia 155 (54.8%) 0.67 (0.35 – 1.29) 0.23
 Smoker 33 (11.7%) 0.41 (0.10 – 1.72) 0.22
LV function 0.10
 Normal 108 (38.2%) Reference group
 Moderately reduced 42 (14.8%) 2.44 (0.89 – 6.74)
 Severely reduced 85 (30.0%) 2.42 (1.02 – 5.77)
Symptoms pre-procedure
 Heart failure 247 (87.3%) 0.64 (0.28 – 1.46) 0.29
 Angina 70 (24.7%) 0.69 (0.29 – 1.66) 0.41
 Syncope 17 (6.0%) 0.56 (0.08 – 4.10) 0.57
Stability pre-procedure
 Shock 17 (6.0%) 2.41 (0.94 – 6.20) 0.07
 Critical status 39 (13.8%) 3.69 (1.87 – 7.29) <0.0005
 Unstable angina 37 (13.1%) 0.63 (0.19 – 2.05) 0.44
 Recent MI 35 (12.4%) 0.63 (0.19 – 2.05) 0.44
 Pulmonary HTN 153 (54.1%) 2.45 (1.18 – 5.08) <0.05
Hemodynamic data
 RA pressure (mmHg) 8.0 (5.0 – 11.0) 1.10 (1.05 – 1.15) <0.0001
 PCWP (mmHg) 18.0 (12.0 – 24.0) 1.05 (1.01 – 1.08) <0.05
 CO (1/min) 4.1 (3.4 – 5.0) 0.82 (0.63 – 1.07) 0.15
 Mean transvalvular gradient (mmHg) 42.0 (32.0 – 56.0) 1.00 (0.99 – 1.02) 0.73
 AVA (cm2) 0.60 (0.50 – 0.80) 0.21 (0.03 – 1.49) 0.12

Values displayed are mean values ± standard deviation or median values (interquartile range) based of the normalcy of distribution or n (%) for categorical variables.

AVA = aortic valve area; BSA = body surface area; CO = cardiac output; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CV = cardiovascular; HTN = hypertension; LV = left ventricle; MI = myocardial infarction PCWP = pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; RA = right atrial