Table 1.

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics

Age, years (SD)	78 75±7,4
Male sex, n (%)	166 (43.6)
Logistic EuroSCORE (SD)	19.8 (14.3)
New York Heart Association class (NYHA), n (%)
I	3 (0.8)
II	76 (19.9)
III	265 (69.6)
IV	37 (9.7)
Significant coronary artery disease, n (%)	122 (31.9)
Prior myocardial infarction, n (%)	100 (26.2)
Prior CABG, n (%)	77 (20.2)
Prior PCI (last 12 months), n (%)	96 (25.2)
Prior aortic balloon valvuloplasty, n (%)	9 (2.4)
Prior cerebrovascular disease, n (%)	51 (13.4)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, n (%)	63 (16.5)
Creatinine >200 μmol/L, n (%)	27 (7.1)
Atrial fibrillation, n (%)	132 (34.6)
Diabetes, n (%)	139 (36.5)
Prior pacemaker, n (%)	51 (13.4)
Pulmonary hypertension, n (%)	66 (17.3)
Multimorbidity, n (%)	257 (67.5)
Porcelain aorta, n (%)	45 (11.8)
Chest deformity, n (%)	12 (3.1)

CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.