Table 4.
Preoperative hemodynamic characteristics.
| Series | Type of valve | Mean AV gradient (mm Hg) | Aortic valve area (cm2) | Mitral regurgitation (moderate-severe) | Permanent pacemaker | Pulm HTN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makkar et al. [42] | Sapien | 44.5 | 0.6 | 38 (21%) | 35 (20%) | 50 (28%) |
| Kodali et al. [14] | Sapien | 42.7 | 0.7 | 66 (19%) | 69 (20%) | 125 (36%) |
| Thomas et al. [12, 13] | Sapien | 73 (16%) | 114 (25%) | |||
| Thomas et al. [12, 13] | Sapien | 184 (32%) | 172 (30%) | |||
| Himbert et al. [10] (TF) | Sapien | 54 | 0.63 | |||
| Himbert et al. [10] (TA) | Sapien | 48 | 0.65 | |||
| Grube et al. [9] | CoreValve | 42 | 0.66 | 14 (10%) | 14 (10%) | |
| Litzler et al. [15] | Sapien | 41 | 0.68 | 11 (18%) | ||
| Tamburino et al. [16] | CoreValve | 51.8 | 42 (6%) | 42 (6%) | ||
| Avanzas et al. [17] | CoreValve | 55 | 0.63 | |||
| Kempfert et al. [11] | Sapien | 3 (3%) | 81 (28%)81 | |||
| Gotzmann et al.[18] | CoreValve | 46.6 | 83 (57%) | 91 (63%) | ||
| Bleiziffer et al. [19] | Sapien and CoreValve | 48 | 0.6 | 53 (23%) |