Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| AVR | TAVI | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 31 | n = 56 | ||||
| Age (SD) | 80 | 4 | 84 | 6 | <.01 |
| Male (%) | 15 | 48 | 34 | 61 | .27 |
| STS Score (SD) | 8.7 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 5.4 | .45 |
| Hypertension (%) | 26 | 84 | 50 | 90 | .47 |
| Previous MI (%) | 5 | 16 | 12 | 21 | .55 |
| COPD (%) | 15 | 48 | 23 | 41 | .51 |
| Renal Impairment (%) | 11 | 35 | 18 | 32 | .76 |
| Atrial Fibrillation (%) | 8 | 26 | 20 | 36 | .34 |
| Diabetes (%) | 15 | 48 | 22 | 39 | .42 |
| Redo (%) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 41 | <.01 |
| Previous CVA/TIA (%) | 6 | 19 | 17 | 31 | .27 |
| NYHA Class (SD) | 2.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.7 | .42 |
| PAH (%) | 11 | 36 | 14 | 25 | .30 |
BMI – Body Mass Index; CAD – Coronary Artery Disease; COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; MI – Myocardial Infarction; Neuro CVA- Previous TIA or CVA; PAH – Pulmonary Artery Hypertension; PCI - Percutaneous coronary intervention; Redo – Previous Cardiac Surgery; STS – Society of Thoracic Surgeons Score.