Table 1.
Patient characteristics (n = 41).
| Demographics | |
| Age (years) | 80.9 ± 6.2 |
| Body-mass index | 26.6 ± 5.1 |
| Body-surface area | 1.8 ± 0.2 |
| Female sex | 19 (46.3) |
| Cardiovascular risk factors and concomitant diseases | |
| Hypertension | 34 (82.9) |
| Dyslipidemia | 23 (56.1) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 14 (34.1) |
| Peripheral artery disease or extracardiac arteriopathy | 7 (17.1) |
| Prior myocardial infarction | 1 (2.4) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 8 (19.5) |
| Chronic obstructive lung disease | 5 (12.2) |
| Baseline blood values | |
| Serum creatinine—mg/dL | 1.1 ± 0.4 |
| Hemoglobin—g/dL | 12.7 ± 1.59 |
| Echocardiography | |
| Ejection fraction | |
| Normal (>50%) | 38 (92.7) |
| Mild dysfunction (41–50%) | 3 (7.3) |
| Aortic valve mean gradient—mmHg | 48.1 ± 14.4 |
| Aortic valve maximum gradient—mmHg | 77.5 ± 20.2 |
| Peak aortic jet velocity—cm/s | 431.6 ± 63.0 |
| Aortic valve area—cm2 | 0.74 ± 0.17 |
| Risk Scores | |
| LogEuroSCORE I—% | 14.3 ± 8.8 |
| EuroSCORE II—% | 3.5 ± 2.7 |
| Values are mean ± SD or n (%) | |