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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Apr 13;152(3):773–780.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.04.028

TABLE 1.

Technical performance and outcomes endpoints after transapical transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Endpoint n* n (%)
Technical performance
 Procedure time, min 1092 120.0 ± 66.7
 Fluoroscopy time, min 1048  13.5 ± 10.5
 Contrast medium, mL 1057    45/90/150
 Postdilatations 1096
  0    980 (89)
  1    103 (9.4)
  2      12 (1.1)
  3        1 (0.09)
Outcomes
 Device success 1061    930 (88)
 Aortic regurgitation grade at discharge
  Total 1021
   None/trace    587 (57)
   Mild    366 (36)
   Moderate      64 (6.3)
   Severe        4 (0.39)
  Transvalvular 1020
   None/trace    907 (89)
   Mild    109 (11)
   Moderate        4 (0.39)
   Severe        0 (0)
  Paravalvular 1018
   None/trace    657 (65)
   Mild    305 (30)
   Moderate      53 (5.2)
   Severe        3 (0.29)
 Adverse events during procedure 1100    257 (23)
  Myocardial perforation 1100      11 (1.0)
  Ventricular injury 1100        4 (0.36)
 Adverse events within 30 d 1100
  Stroke      29 (2.6)
  Mortality      96 (8.7)
  Major bleeding      97 (8.8)
  Major vascular complication      39 (3.5)
  Composite 30-d major adverse event 1100    354 (32)
 Postprocedure length of stay, d 1081      5/8/15
*

Patients with data available.

Mean ± standard deviation.

15th/50th/85th percentiles.