Table 2.
Delivery access, type, and size of implanted valves
| Variable | Case number*
|
P-value | ||
| Total (n=40) | BAV (n=15) | TAV (n=25) | ||
| Access | ||||
| CoreValve | 29 (72.5%) | 10 (66.7%) | 19 (76.0%) | 0.78 |
| Transfemoral | 27 (67.5%) | 10 (66.7%) | 17 (68.0%) | 1.00 |
| Transubclavian | 1 (2.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.0%) | 1.00 |
| Transaortic | 1 (2.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.0%) | 1.00 |
| VANUS A | 11 (27.5%) | 5 (33.3%) | 6 (24.0%) | 0.78 |
| Transfemoral | 9 (22.5%) | 3 (20.0%) | 6 (24.0%) | 1.00 |
| Transubclavian | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.00 |
| Transaortic | 2 (5.0%) | 2 (13.3%) | 0 (0%) | 0.14 |
| Transfemoral access TOTAL | 36 (90.0%) | 13 (86.7%) | 23 (92.0%) | 1.00 |
| Valve size | ||||
| CoreValve | ||||
| 23 mm | 1 (2.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.0%) | 1.00 |
| 26 mm | 5 (12.5%) | 1 (6.7%) | 4 (16.0%) | 0.71 |
| 29 mm | 19 (47.5%) | 9 (60.0%) | 10 (40.0%) | 0.22 |
| 31 mm | 4 (10.0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (16.0%) | 0.28 |
| VANUS A | ||||
| 23 mm | 1 (2.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.0%) | 1.00 |
| 26 mm | 3 (7.5%) | 2 (13.3%) | 1 (4.0%) | 0.64 |
| 29 mm | 6 (15.0%) | 3 (20.0%) | 3 (12.0%) | 0.82 |
| 32 mm | 1 (2.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.0%) | 1.00 |
*
Data are expressed as number (percentage)
BAV: bicuspid aortic valve; TAV: tricuspid aortic valve