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. 2016 Jun;106(6):519–527. doi: 10.5935/abc.20160072

Table 4.

Variables related to in-hospital and one-year mortality

   IH Death
(n = 11)
Alive IH
(n = 125)
p value 1-year death
(n = 20)
Alive 1-year
(n = 89)
p value
Age, years 84 (84-86) 83 (80-87) 0.28 84 (80-88) 83 (80-87) 0.43
Female gender 45.5% 49.6% 0.52 60.0% 48.3% 0.24
BMI (kg/m2) 24.7 (23-5-28.3) 25.3 (22.4-29.6) 0.65 24.9 (23.5-27.3) 25.3 (22.9-30.2) 0.81
NYHA class
  II 36.4% 53.6% 0.28 50.0% 57.3% 0.52
  IV 54.6% 41.6%   50.0% 37.1%  
SH 72.7% 70.4% 0.59 55.0% 68.5% 0.19
DM 54.6% 36.0% 0.19 54.6% 36.0% 0.19
CAD 63.6% 56.0% 0.44 55.0% 53.9% 0.57
Previous CABG 27.3% 25.6% 0.57 30.0% 23.6% 0.37
Previous PCI 27.3% 34.4% 0.45 30.0% 33.7% 0.49
PVD 9.1% 24.8% 0.22 20.0% 20.2% 0.62
COPD 18.2% 8.8% 0.28 30.0% 6.7% 0.008
CRF 81.8% 51.2% 0.048 60.0% 47.2 0.22
PAH 54.6% 21.6% 0.024 40.0% 22.5% 0.09
euroSCORE 31.2 (12.6-52.2) 18.7 (11.2-30.7) 0.09 31.2 (16.3-42.0) 19.9 (10.4-28.2) 0.006
STS score 14.2 (6.5-30.5) 9.3 (4.8-20.8) 0.25 22.6 (11.9-36.2) 7.9 (4.4-19.6) 0.0005
EF < 50% (TEE) 36.4% 25.8% 0.33 40.0% 24.7% 0.14
Baseline Cr (mg/dL) 1.3 (0.7-1.7) 1.1 (0.9-1.50) 0.59 1.3 (0.9-1.4) 1.1 (0.9-1.3) 0.46
Baseline Hb (mg/dL) 11.4 (10.2-12.9) 11.8 (10.4-13.10 0.48 11.8 (9.0-12.9) 11.8 (10.7-13.3) 0.46
Pre platelets (x 103/mm3) 189 (127-250) 195 (158-236) 0.53 218 (148-247) 193 (163-237) 0.49
Baseline BNP (pg/mL) 770 (320-1260) 227 (123-553) 0.017 536 (149-836) 230 (121-519) 0.065
Baseline CRP (mg/dL) 1.8 (0.2-5.5) 0.3 (0.2-1.0) 0.96 1.7 (0.2-2.3) 0.3 (0.2-1) 0.01
General anesthesia 90.9% 77.6% 0.27 55.0% 78.7% 0.032
TEE 81.8% 77.6% 0.54 50.0% 77.5% 0.016
Direct TAVI 36.4% 17.6% 0.13 40.0% 15.7% 0.02
Post-dilatation 70.0% 35.2% 0.034 47.4% 15.7% 0.15
AoR ≥ 2/4 12.5% 5.5% 0.40 15.0% 4.6% 0.12
Blood transfusion post 90.9% 17.1% < 0.0001 60.0% 16.9% 0.0002
Cr in 72 hours (mg/dL) 1.9 (1.1-3.4) 1.2 (0.9-1.5) 0.06 1.3 (1.0-2.3) 1.2 (0.9-1.5) 0.16
ARF 45.5% 11.2% 0.008 30.0% 12.4% 0.058
Nadir Hb (mg/dL) 8.1 (7.5-11.4) 9.6 (8.2-10.9) 0.32 8.1 (7.4-11.2) 9.6 (8.3-10.9) 0.13
Platelets post (x 103/mm3) 99 (71-128) 143 (105-167) 0.03 125 (73-175) 143 (106-167) 0.29
Peak CRP (mg/dL) 13.1 96.6-17.5) 7.8 (4.7-11.0) 0.04 13.1 (8.2-16-2) 7.5 (4.4-10.6) 0.001

IH: in-hospital; BMI: body mass index; NYHA, New York Heart Association; SH: systemic hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus; CAD: coronary artery disease; CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; PVD: peripheral vascular disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRF: chronic renal failure; PAH: pulmonary arterial hypertension; STS: Surgeons Thoracic Society; EF: ejection fraction; Cr: serum creatinine; Hb: hemoglobin; BNP: type-B brain natriuretic peptide; CRP: C-reactive protein; TEE: transesophageal echocardiogram; TAVI: transcatheter aortic valve implantation; AoR: aortic regurgitation; ARF: acute renal failure.