Table 2. Periprocedural complications.
| Age <70 (n=640) | Age ≥70 (n=7,986) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | 12 (1.8%) | 168 (2.1%) | 0.263 | |
| CVA/TIA | 13 (2.1%) | 208 (2.6%) | 0.248 | |
| Vascular | Minor | 27 (4.2%) | 375 (4.7%) | 0.517 |
| Major | 13 (2.1%) | 224 (2.8%) | ||
| Bleeding | Minor | 16 (2.5%) | 226 (2.8%) | 0.718 |
| Major | 10 (1.6%) | 160 (2.0%) | ||
| Life-threatening | 7 (1.1%) | 121 (1.5%) | ||
| PPM | 72 (11.2%) | 990 (12.4%) | 0.321 | |
| AKI | Stage 1 | 37 (5.8%) | 472 (5.9%) | 0.642 |
| Stage 2 | 6 (0.9%) | 56 (0.7%) | ||
| Stage 3 | 5 (0.8%) | 52 (0.7%) | ||
| Tamponade | 3 (0.5%) | 47 (0.6%) | 0.475 | |
| Annular rupture | 1 (0.2%) | 18 (0.2%) | 0.893 | |
| Coronary occlusion | 3 (0.5%) | 24 (0.3%) | 0.652 | |
| Procedural success* | 610 (95.3%) | 7,635 (95.6%) | 0.852 | |
| AKI: acute kidney injury; CVA/TIA: cerebrovascular accident/transient ischaemic attack; PPM: permanent pacemaker; PVL: paravalvular leak *Procedural success: deployment of a single valve with satisfactory haemodynamic results (mean gradient <20 mmHg and PVL <moderate), no conversion to open heart surgery, patient alive without having suffered a disabling stroke at discharge. | ||||