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. 2021 May 5;11:9593. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89217-0

Table 2.

Characteristic of patients suffering a stroke.

All IS HS p
Time from TAVR (months) 20.6 (9.9–38.3) 19.7 (9.7–37.3) 30.0 (10.0–44.4) 0.253
Age 83.8 (7.5) 84.1 (7.5) 81.5 (7.5)
Male sex 125 (54.8%) 107 (52.7%) 17 (70.8%) 0.092
Hospitalization total (days) 14.2 (13.2) 14.4 (13.5) 13.0 (10.3) 0.886
TIA/Amaurosis Fugax 27 (11.9%) 24 (11.9%) 3 (13.0%) 0.871
Previous stroke 54 (23.8%) 48 (23.8%) 6 (25.0%) 0.893
Atrial fibrillation 112 (47.7%) 98 (46.7%) 13 (54.2%) 0.486
Hypertension 174 (77.3%) 159 (79.1%) 14 (60.9%) 0.048
Diabetes 81 (35.8%) 69 (34.2%) 11 (47.8%) 0.194
On lipids 114 (50.4%) 103 (51.2%) 10 (41.7%) 0.375
On ASA 107 (47.3%) 100 (49.8%) 7 (29.2%) 0.056
On clopidrogel 35 (15.5%) 32 (15.9%) 3 (12.5%) 0.662
On antihypertensives 183 (88.4%) 165 (90.2%) 17 (73.9%) 0.022
On OAC/NOAC 53 (23.5%) 45 (22.4%) 8 (33.3%) 0.232
Consciousness at arrival
Awake 193 (82.1%) 178 (84.8%) 14 (58.3%) < 0.001
Reduced consciousness 19 (8.1%) 15 (7.1%) 4 (16.7%)
Unconscious 12 (5.1%) 7 (3.3%) 6(25.0%)
Unknown 11 (4.7%) 11 (5.2%) 0 (0.0%)
CT performed 225 (99.1%) 200 (99.0%) 24 (100.0%) 0.624
MRI performed 15 (6.6%) 14 (6.9%) 1 (4.2%) 0.607
Thrombolysis 12 (5.3%) 12 (6.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Thrombectomy 5 (2.4%) 5 (2.5%) 0 (0.0%) 0.631
Discharged to
Nursing home 46 (19.6%) 39 (18.6%) 7 (29.2%) 0.001
Home 93 (39.6%) 90 (42.9%) 3 (12.5%)
Rehab 35 (14.9%) 32 (15.2%) 2(12.3%)
Other facility 25 (10.6%) 24 (11.4%) 0 (0%)
Died 36 (15.3%) 25 (11.9%) 10 (41.7%)
30-day mortality 46 (19.6%) 34 (16.2%) 11 (45.8%) < 0.001
1-year mortality 93 (44.1%) 79 (41.8%) 13 (61.9%) 0.167
3-year mortality 123 (67.3%) 108 (66.2%) 14 (74.6%) 0.521
5-year mortality 133 (81.7%) 117 (80.5%) n/a

IS Ischemic stroke, HS haemorrhagic stroke, TAVR transcatheter aortic valve replacement, TIA transient ischemic attack, ASA acetylsalicylic acid, (N) OAC (NEW) oral anticoagulation, CT computed tomography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging.