Table 5.
Transthoracic echocardiography at 30 days and 1-year.
| 30 days | 1-year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HALT
n = 39 |
No HALT
n = 312 |
P-value |
HALT
n = 149 |
No HALT
n = 201 |
P-value | |
| Aortic paravalvular leak ≥ moderate | 0 (0) | 21 (6.7) | 0.148 | 4 (3.5) | 26 (11.4) | 0.006 |
| Mean aortic gradient, mmHg | 10.8 ± 4.8 | 11.3 ± 6.0 | 0.638 | 11.5 ± 5.6 | 10.6 ± 5.1 | 0.164 |
| Effective orifice areas, cm2 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.6 ± 0.3 | 0.742 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 0.004 |
| Transvalvular regurgitation ≥ moderate | 0 (0) | 2 (0.6) | 1.000 | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.5) | 1.000 |
| LVEDd, mm | 4.7 ± 0.7 | 4.7 ± 0.8 | 0.662 | 4.5 ± 0.7 | 4.6 ± 0.7 | 0.362 |
| LA, mm | 3.9 ± 0.7 | 4.0 ± 0.6 | 0.122 | 4.0 ± 0.7 | 4.1 ± 0.6 | 0.127 |
| LVEF, % | 57.1 ± 12.1 | 58.4 ± 10.3 | 0.471 | 61.1 ± 9.4 | 61.8 ± 9.2 | 0.541 |
| Mitral regurgitation ≥ moderate | 2 (5.1) | 29 (9.3) | 0.554 | 10 (8.8) | 17 (8.5) | 0.924 |
| Tricuspid regurgitation ≥ moderate | 1 (2.6) | 26 (8.3) | 0.337 | 13 (11.4) | 21 (10.4) | 0.793 |
| PASP, mmHg | 30.4 ± 6.8 | 32.1 ± 9.6 | 0.382 | 33.1 ± 9.4 | 32.6 ± 8.8 | 0.671 |
Values are mean ± SD or number (%).
HALT, hypoattenuated leaflet thickening; LA, left atrium; LVEDd, left ventricular end diastolic diameter; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PASP, pulmonary arterial systolic pressure.