Table 4.
Comparisons of mortality in frail and non-frail patients after TAVI
| Author, year | Zahn, 201337 | Puls, 201438 | Capodanno, 201440 | Debonnair, 201541 | Green, 201542 | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frail (n) | 233 | 144 | 306 | 98 | 110 | 891 |
| Frail deaths (n) | 70 | 80 | 30 | 20 | 36 | 236 |
| Non-frail (n) | 1085 | 156 | 950 | 413 | 134 | 2738 |
| Non-frail deaths (n) | 217 | 37 | 47 | 60 | 21 | 382 |
| Follow-up period | Mean 12.9 months | Median 537 days | 30 days | 1 year (censored) | 1 year (censored) | – |
| Frail years of follow-up | 250 | 212 | 25 | 98 | 110 | 695 |
| Non-frail years of follow-up | 1166 | 230 | 78 | 413 | 134 | 2021 |
| Death rate/100 frail patient years | 28 | 38 | 120 | 20 | 33 | 34 |
| Death rate/100 non-frail patient years | 19 | 16 | 60 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
Significance value for difference between bold values: P<0.001.