Table 1.
Comparison of Clinical and Echocardiographic Characteristics of Patients Discharged Alive and Who Died in Hospital
| Discharged Alive (n=59) | Died (n=7) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to surgery (days), mean±SD | 2.7±2.5 | 2.2±1.2 | 0.57 |
| Time to surgery <48 h | 37 (62.3%) | 5 (71.4%) | 0.69 |
| ICU care | 27 | 4 | |
| Preserved BADL >4 | 33 | 1 | 0.05 |
| Functional status | |||
| Walk >50 m without aid | 15 | 4 | 0.67 |
| Walk <50 m with or without aid | 26 | 0 | |
| Home-ridden | 18 | 3 | |
| Atrial fibrillation | 18 | 5 | 0.05 |
| Diabetes | 14 | 5 | 0.02 |
| Heart failure | 13 | 6 | 0.002 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 4 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Dementia | 12 | 3 | 0.18 |
| CAD | 11 | 4 | 0.05 |
| Aortic gradient (mmHg), mean±SD | 83.3±25.0 | 97.1±36.5 | 0.20 |
| Aortic valve area (cm2) | 0.65±0.18 | 0.59±0.23 | |
| Aortic regurgitation | |||
| None | 19 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Mild | 22 | 4 | |
| Moderate–severe | 18 | 3 | |
| Mitral regurgitation | |||
| None | 15 | 2 | 0.06 |
| Mild | 37 | 2 | |
| Moderate–severe | 7 | 3 | |
| LVEF | |||
| >55% | 49 | 5 | 0.6 |
| 35–55% | 8 | 2 | |
| <35% | 2 | 0 | |
| PAP | |||
| Normal | 26 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 20–39 mmHg | 16 | 2 | |
| 40–60 mmHg | 10 | 2 | |
| >60 mmHg | 7 | 3 | |
| Left atrium dilation | 18 | 1 | 0.7 |
Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; BADL, basic activities of daily living; CAD, coronary artery disease; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PAP, pulmonary artery pressure.