Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics
| Number of patients, n=100 | |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 73.1±7.6 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 55 (55.0) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 23.42±3.74 |
| New York Heart Association III/IV, n (%) | 71 (71.0) |
| Society of Thoracic Surgeons score, % | 4.35±3.25 |
| Prior pacemaker, n (%) | 3 (3.0) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 56 (56.0) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 21 (21.0) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, n (%) | 27 (27.0) |
| Prior percutanous coronary intervention, n (%) | 12 (12.0) |
| Prior electrocardiography | |
| Right branch bundle block, n (%) | 4 (5.0) |
| Left branch bundle block, n (%) | 2 (2.5) |
| First‐degree atrioventricular block, n (%) | 10 (12.5) |
| Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter, n (%) | 14 (17.5) |
| CHADS‐VASc score | 2.9±1.2 |
| HAS‐BLED score | 1.8±1.0 |
| Anticoagulation, n (%) | 6 (7.5) |
| Echocardiography | |
| Aortic valve area, cm2 | 0.67±0.25 |
| Mean gradient, mm Hg | 55.4±22.2 |
| Maximum velocity, m/s | 4.72±1.11 |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction, % | 59.0±10.5 |
Data are presented as mean±SD or no. (%).