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. 2018 Nov 15;26(12):620–627. doi: 10.1007/s12471-018-1194-1

Table 2.

Baseline clinical characteristics

No-PPMI PPMI P-Value
Number of patients 444 168
Age, years  80.1 ± 6.1  81.1 ± 5.5 0.08
Female 244 (55.0%)  80 (47.6%) 0.11
BMI (kg/m2)  26.9 ± 4.6  27.2 ± 5.0 0.48
NYHA functional class III/IV 350 (81.1%) 127 (75.6%) 0.13
Diabetes mellitus 140 (31.5%)  43 (25.6%) 0.15
Severe chronic renal failure  43 (9.7%)  20 (11.9%) 0.42
Coronary artery disease 268 (60.8%) 106 (63.5%) 0.54
History of myocardial infarction  60 (13.5%)  24 (14.3%) 0.80
History of cardiac surgery  47 (10.6%)  15 (8.9%) 0.64
History of stroke or intracerebral bleeding  45 (10.1%)  18 (10.7%) 0.83
Pulmonary disease (moderate or severe) 189 (42.8%)  78 (46.7%) 0.38
History of atrial fibrillation 154 (34.7%)  66 (39.3%) 0.30
EuroSCORE II, %   6.2 ± 5.8   6.3 ± 5.5 0.84
STS PROM, %   6.6 ± 4.8   6.7 ± 5.2 0.89
Echocardiographic data
Aortic peak gradient, mm Hg 64.1 ± 22.4 66.1 ± 23.3 0.33
AVA indexed, cm2/m2  0.28 ± 0.08  0.28 ± 0.08 0.54
Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) 57.1 ± 15.4 58.0 ± 14.7 0.51
Left ventricular ejection fraction <45% 94 (21.2%) 30 (17.9%) 0.36
Procedural data
Implanted valve type:
– Boston Lotus/Lotus Edge 127 (28.6%) 98 (58.3%) <0.01
– Edwards Sapien 3 294 (66.2%) 66 (39.3%) <0.01
– Medtronic CoreValve Evolut  23 (5.2%)  4 (2.4%)  0.13
Paravalvular aortic regurgitation
– None/trace 343 (77.3%) 129 (82.7%) 0.14
– Mild 101 (22.8%)  29 (17.3%)
– Moderate/severe   0   0
Device success 410 (92.3%) 154 (91.7%) 0.78

BMI body mass index, NYHA New York Heart Association, STS PROM Society of Thoracic Surgeons Score for predicted risk of mortality, AVA aortic valve area