Table 3.
Patient characteristics for the explanted valves cohort.
| Clinical Characteristics | Low Lp(a) (n = 59) |
High Lp(a) (n = 59) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 73.0 ± 6.6 | 72.8 ± 6.9 | 0.85 |
| Men, % (n) | 61.0 (36) | 61.0 (36) | 1 |
| Smoking, %, (n) | 5.1 (3) | 5.1 (3) | 1 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 29.9 ± 5.1 | 30.4 ± 6.4 | 0.61 |
| Diabetes, %, (n) | 45.8 (27) | 37.3 (22) | 0.35 |
| Blood pressure, mmHg | |||
| Systolic | 134.2 ± 19.8 | 134.5 ± 20.4 | 0.71 |
| Diastolic | 73.1 ± 9.8 | 73.1 ± 9.6 | 0.51 |
| Cardiovascular disease, % (n) | 57.6 (34) | 74.6 (44) | 0.051 |
| NYHA severity, %, (n) | |||
| 1 | 13.6 (8) | 18.6 (11) | |
| 2 | 47.5 (28) | 50.8 (30) | |
| 3 | 37.3 (22) | 27.1 (16) | |
| 4 | 1.7 (1) | 3.4 (2) | |
| Statin use, %, (n) | 83.1 (49) | 84.7 (49) | 1 |
| Lipoprotein(a), nmol/L | 29.2 ± 28.6 | 217.6 ± 93.1 | <0.0001 |