. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 7.

Published in final edited form as: J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2021 May 4;23(6):1165–1175. doi: 10.1111/jch.14245

TABLE 1.

Baseline characteristics

	N = 94
Age (years)	81.04 ± 6.7
Female	44 (46.8)
Hypertension	78 (83)
Diabetes	26 (28)
Body mass index	27.8 ± 5.2
Previous myocardial infarction	7 (7.4)
Previous PCI	11 (11.7)
COPD	23 (24.5)
Previous stroke	0
Liver disease	3 (3.2)
Peripheral vascular disease	6 (6.3)
Atrial fibrillation	36 (38.3)
Glomerular filtration rate (ml/min/m²)	63.3 ± 18.6
Prior cardiac surgery	7 (7.4)
NYHA class
I	5 (5.3)
II	45 (47.9)
III	36 (38.3)
IV	8 (8.5)
Previous angina	13 (13.8)
EuroSCORE II	2 (1.5–3.4)
STS score mortality	3.9 (2.3–6)
Baseline echocardiographic data
Maximal aortic gradient	78.2 (67–92)
Mean aortic gradient (mm Hg)	45 (38–56)
AVA index (cm²/m²)	0.4 (0.33–0.57)
SV index (ml/m²)	46.8 (38.7–53.6)
LVEF (%)	60 (55–65)

Note: Values presented as mean ± SD, median (IQ range), or n (%).

Abbreviations: AVA, Aortic valve area; COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LVEF, Left ventricular ejection fraction; NYHA, New York heart association; PCI, Percutaneous coronary intervention; SV, Stroke volume.