Table 7.
Trends in bioprosthetic valves in the aortic position
| Variable | Total (n=2,697) | Year | p-valuea) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2017 (n=649) | 2018 (n=743) | 2019 (n=614) | 2020 (n=691) | |||
| Total (n=2,697) | 0.017 | |||||
| Conventional bioprostheses | 2,170 (80.5) | 551 (84.9) | 599 (80.6) | 460 (74.9) | 560 (81.0) | |
| Sutureless or rapid-deployment valve | 527 (19.5) | 98 (15.1) | 144 (19.4) | 154 (25.1) | 131 (19.0) | |
| Combined procedure (n=1,351) | 0.160 | |||||
| Conventional bioprostheses | 1,136 (84.1) | 298 (86.9) | 297 (84.9) | 247 (79.9) | 294 (84.2) | |
| Sutureless or rapid-deployment valve | 215 (15.9) | 45 (13.1) | 53 (15.1) | 62 (20.1) | 55 (15.8) | |
| Age >70 yr (n=1,594) | 0.807 | |||||
| Conventional bioprostheses | 1,229 (77.1) | 280 (79.5) | 295 (74.9) | 284 (73.8) | 370 (79.9) | |
| Sutureless or rapid-deployment valve | 365 (22.9) | 72 (20.5) | 99 (25.1) | 101 (26.2) | 93 (20.1) | |
| Age >80 yr (n=333) | 0.302 | |||||
| Conventional bioprostheses | 223 (67.0) | 55 (76.4) | 51 (63.0) | 51 (62.2) | 66 (67.3) | |
| Sutureless or rapid-deployment valve | 110 (33.0) | 17 (23.6) | 30 (37.0) | 31 (37.8|) | 32 (32.7) | |
Values are presented as number (%).
a)By the Cochran-Armitage test for trend.