Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Patient characteristics | Total patient group | Symptomatic patients |
|---|---|---|
| n = 191 | n = 132 | |
| Age (median, interquartile range, in years) | 72.6 (63.7–78.6) | 74.0 (64.4–79.2) |
| Age category | ||
| ≤40 | 4 (2 %) | 3 (2 %) |
| 41–60 | 28 (15 %) | 18 (14 %) |
| 61–70 | 44 (23 %) | 25 (19 %) |
| >70 | 115 (60 %) | 86 (65 %) |
| Male sex | 119 (62 %) | 75 (57 %) |
| NYHA class | ||
| I | 59 (31 %) | Not applicable |
| II | 73 (38 %) | 73 (55 %) |
| III | 49 (26 %) | 49 (37 %) |
| IV | 10 (5 %) | 10 (8 %) |
| Sort of symptom (%) | ||
| Only dyspnoea | 46.2 | |
| Only angina | 4.5 | |
| Only syncope | 3.8 | |
| Combination | 45.5 | |
| Cardiovascular history (%) | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 20 | 19 |
| Hypertension | 52 | 54 |
| Dyslipidaemia | 49 | 49 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 17 | 20 |
| Renal failure | 7 | 9 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 13 | 15 |
| Cerebrovascular accident (residual neurological deficit) | 19 | 18 |
| Previous coronary artery bypass grafting | 6 | 8 |
| Logistic EuroSCORE (median, interquartile range) | 5.4 (3.1–8.2) | 6.2 (3.9–9.6) |
| STS score (median, interquartile range) | 4.5 (2.8–7.6) | 5.1 (3.3–8.0) |