Table 4.
Baseline characteristics according to LAFI improvement at any time of FU
| Patients with LAFI improvement at any FU n = 89 |
Patients without LAFI improvement at any FU n = 508 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, ± SD | 79.3 ± 6.9 | 80.4 ± 7.9 | 0.25 |
| Male sex, % | 46 (51.7) | 242 (47.6) | 0.48 |
| AV Pmean, mmHg | 36.9 (11.2) | 40.0 (16.5) | 0.59 |
| AV Vmax, m/s | 4.0 ± 0.6 | 4.0 ± 0.8 | 0.92 |
| AVA, cm2 | 0.69 ± 0.2 | 0.73 ± 0.1 | 0.07 |
| Ejection fraction, % | 50.8 ± 14.0 | 56.1 ± 12.6 | 0.001 |
| Atrial fibrillation, n | 48 (53.9) | 191 (37.6) | 0.004 |
| Aortic regurgitation post-TAVR, n | 0.06 | ||
| Grade 0 | 45 (51.7) | 275 (54.7) | |
| Grade 1 | 36 (41.4) | 217 (43.1) | |
| Grade 2 | 6 (6.9) | 11 (2.2) |
Values are mean (± SD), median (IQR 1/3) or n/N (%)
Statistically significant differences are given in bold
FU follow-up, LAFI left atrial function index, AV Pmean aortic valve mean pressure, AV Vmax peak aortic valve jet velocity, AVA aortic valve area, TAVR transcatheter aortic valve replacement