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. 2022 Apr 13;9:767906. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.767906

Table 2.

Baseline computed tomographic measurements of the patients in this study.

Sapien XT (N = 20) Sapien 3 (N = 36) P-value
Bicuspid morphology (Sievers classification)
    Type 0, n (%) 6 (30%) 17 (47%) 0.331
    Type 1, n (%) 12 (60%) 18 (50%) 0.660
    Type 2, n (%) 2 (10%) 1 (3%) 0.596
Bicuspid morphology (TAVR-Specific classification)
    Bicommissural non-Raphe-type, n (%) 6 (30%) 17 (47%) 0.331
    Bicommissural Raphe-type, n (%) 12 (60%) 18 (50%) 0.660
    Tricommissural type, n (%) 2 (10%) 1 (3%) 0.596
Distribution of calcium
    Calcified raphe > 4 mm, n (%) 5 (25%) 14 (39%) 0.449
    One leaflet, n (%) 5 (25%) 6 (17%) 0.688
    Two leaflets, n (%) 14 (70%) 29 (81%) 0.571
    One commissure, n (%) 6 (30%) 11 (31%) 1
    Two commissures, n (%) 1 (5%) 1 (3%) 1
    Asymmetrical distribution of calcium, n (%) 16 (80%) 26 (72%) 0.747
Sino-tubular junction diameter, mm 28.95 ± 2.77 32.26 ± 4.81 0.002
Sinus of Valsalva diameter, mm 31.49 ± 3.12 32.85 ± 3.97 0.191
Left coronary height, mm 14.50 ± 3.33 15.53 ± 3.83 0.316
Right coronary height, mm 16.91 ± 3.12 18.10 ± 3.84 0.242
Porcelain aorta, n (%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) -
Aortic root angle, degree 52.65 ± 8.44 55.61 ± 10.42 0.282
Ascending aorta, 3 cm above the annulus, mm 39.03 ± 4.25 43.74 ± 6.71 0.002
Aortopathy (aortic diameter > 4.5 cm), n (%) 3 (15%) 17 (47%) 0.034

TAVR, transcatheter aortic valve replacement.