Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | All patients |
|---|---|
| Age – median | 83 |
| Range | 62-95 |
| Male – no./total (%) | 70 (58) |
| Log EuroSCORE – median | 22 |
| Range | 6-65% |
| Pre-procedural co-morbidity – no. (%) | |
| CVA with deficit | 19 (16) |
| PVD | 28 (23) |
| Creatinine >200 | 7 (5.8) |
| COPD on inhalers | 42 (34) |
| Prior cardiac surgery | 51 (45) |
| NYHA class – no. (%) | |
| I | 0 (0) |
| II | 3 (2.5) |
| III | 51 (42) |
| IV | 67 (55) |
| Ejection Fraction (EF) – no. (%) | |
| >55 | 43 (36) |
| 36–54 | 60 (50) |
| <35 | 18 (15) |
| Heart team decision – no./total (%) | |
| High-risk | 61/121 (50) |
| Inoperable | 60/121 (50) |