Table 2.
Post‐AVR Vascular and Echocardiographic Characteristics and Associations With Early Post‐AVR Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressures
| All Patients (n=2897) | Correlation (r) With Early Post‐AVR SBP | Correlation (r) With Early Post‐AVR DBP | TAVR (n=1794) | SAVR (n=1103) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post‐AVR vascular parameters | |||||
| Heart rate, bpm | 75±11 | −0.12* | 0.15* | 74±10 | 77±11 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 132±15 | ··· | 0.35* | 134±15 | 130±15 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 64±9 | 0.35* | ··· | 63±9 | 66±9 |
| Mean arterial pressure, mm Hg | 87±9 | 0.79* | 0.85* | 87±9 | 87±9 |
| Pulse pressure, mm Hg | 68±15 | 0.82* | −0.25* | 71±15 | 63±14 |
| Systemic arterial compliance (discharge) | 0.6±0.2 | −0.35* | 0.13* | 0.6±0.2 | 0.6±0.3 |
| Systemic vascular resistance (discharge) | 2591±876 | 0.13* | 0.29* | 2565±861 | 2654±908 |
| Valvuloarterial impedance (discharge) | 3.9±1.3 | 0.17* | 0.19* | 3.9±1.2 | 4.1±1.3 |
| Post‐AVR echocardiographic parameters | |||||
| LVEF, % | 60±11 | 0.17* | −0.00 | 60±11 | 60±11 |
| Stroke volume index | 38±11 | 0.13* | −0.10* | 39±11 | 37±11 |
| LV end‐diastolic diameter | 49±7 | −0.02 | −0.06* | 49±7 | 47±7 |
| LV end‐systolic diameter | 32±7 | −0.12* | −0.01 | 31±7 | 32±8 |
| LV mass index | 113±33 | 0.04 | −0.07* | 116±34 | 106±30 |
| Effective orifice area index | 1.0±0.3 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 1.1±0.3 | 0.9±0.3 |
| Transvalvular mean gradient | 11±5 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 9±4 | 13±6 |
| Moderate or severe aortic regurgitation, % | 5.0 | −0.00 | −0.10* | 7.4 | 0.9 |
| Moderate or severe mitral regurgitation, % | 6.5 | −0.02 | −0.10* | 8.3 | 3.5 |
| E/e’ | 19±8 | 0.04* | −0.06* | 20±9 | 19±8 |
Data shown as percentage or mean±SD. AVR indicates aortic valve replacement; E/e’, Mitral inflow E wave velocity/tissue Doppler e’; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LV, left ventricular; SAVR, surgical aortic valve replacement, TAVR, transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
*
P<0.05.