Table 4.

Postprocedural outcomes in the propensity score–matched pairs

Outcomes	Femoral access n = 62	Carotid access n = 62	P value
30-d mortality	2 (3.2)	3 (4.8)	1.00∗
2-y mortality	8 (12.9)	7 (11.3)	.64∗
Stroke/transient ischemic attack	0 (0)	2 (3.2)	.23∗
Myocardial infarction	0 (0)	1 (1.6)	.32∗
Major bleeding	2 (3.2)	1 (1.6)	.60∗
Vascular access complications
Hematoma not requiring surgery	7 (11.3)	2 (3.2)	.16†
Bleeding requiring surgery	1 (1.6)	2 (3.2)	1.00†
Infection	1 (1.6)	0 (0)	1.00†
MACCE	8 (12.9)	10 (16.1)	.12∗
Acute kidney injury	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.00†
Postoperative pacemaker implantation	18 (29.0)	8 (12.9)	.04†
Valve–related complications	0 (0)	3 (4.8)	.09†
Sepsis	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.00†
Paravalvular regurgitation grade 1	0 (0)	1 (1.6)	1.00†
Paravalvular regurgitation grade 2 or greater	2 (3.2)	1 (1.6)	1.00†
Transvalvular pressure gradient, mm Hg	8.7 (4.0)	9.6 (4.1)	.10†
>20 mm Hg	0 (0)	1 (1.6)	1.00†

MACCE, Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular complications.

^∗Log-rank test.

^†Fisher exact test.