Patient characteristics
| 19 mm | 21 mm | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | B | Total | M | B | Total | ||
| Sex (M/F) | 3/3 | 3/11 | 6/14 | 7/5 | 4/12 | 11/17 | |
| Age (years) | 58 (9) | 69 (10) | 67 (10) | 58 (9) | 69 (4) | 64 (8) | |
| BSA (m2) | 1.64 (0.11) | 1.60 (0.12) | 1.61 (0.13) | 1.79 (0.09) | 1.62 (0.09) | 1.69 (0.12) | |
| Months after surgery | 25 (13) | 22 (15) | 23 (14) | 27 (10) | 27 (11) | 27 (11) | |
| SBP (mm Hg) | |||||||
| Rest | 148 (20) | 146 (18) | 147 (20) | 140 (18) | 147 (15) | 144 (16) | |
| Exercise | 160 (12) | 178 (16) | 173 (19) | 174 (10) | 186 (19) | 180 (17) | |
| DBP (mm Hg) | |||||||
| Rest | 87 (10) | 87 (8) | 87 (10) | 84 (9) | 82 (8) | 83 (8) | |
| Exercise | 94 (10) | 101 (8) | 99 (8) | 99 (9) | 101 (11) | 100 (10) | |
| HR (beats/min) | |||||||
| Rest | 66 (14) | 70 (12) | 69 (12) | 69 (6) | 67 (11) | 68 (9) | |
| Exercise | 99 (69) | 115 (11) | 112 (12) | 116 (15) | 113 (15) | 114 (15) | |
| METS | 5.5 (1.1) | 5.8 (0.9) | 5.8 (0.8) | 4.6 (0.6) | 4.9 0.7) | 4.8 (0.6) | |
| Cases (n) | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 28 | |
| 23 mm | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | B | Total | M | B | Total | |
| 15/1 | 9/1 | 24/2 | 25/9 | 16/24 | 41/33 | |
| 58 (9) | 69 (10) | 62 (8) | 59 (8) | 69 (7) | 64 (9) | |
| 1.74 (0.13) | 1.82 (0.20) | 1.77 (0.16) | 1.74 (0.12) | 1.66 (0.16) | 1.70 (0.15) | |
| 20 (13) | 21 (12) | 21 (13) | 26 (17) | 22 (14) | 24 (15) | |
| 136 (16) | 151 (15) | 141 (17) | 139 (21) | 148 (16) | 144 (19) | |
| 176 (18) | 195 (8) | 180 (15) | 173 (16) | 183 (16) | 179 (17) | |
| 77 (9) | 89 (6) | 82 (10) | 82 (12) | 86 (8) | 84 (10) | |
| 97 (10) | 104 (11) | 100 (11) | 97 (10) | 110 (10) | 100 (10) | |
| 62 (10) | 68 (8) | 64 (9) | 65 (9) | 68 (10) | 67 (10) | |
| 102 (14) | 110 (11) | 105 (13) | 107 (15) | 112 (13) | 110 (14) | |
| 5.1 (0.6) | 4.8 (0.9) | 5.0 (0.7) | 4.9 (0.6) | 5.2 (0.9) | 5.1 (0.8) | |
| 16 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 74 | |
Values are expressed as mean (SD).
B, bioprosthesis; BSA, body surface area; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; M, mechanical; METS, metabolic equivalent systems, 3.5 ml O2/kg/min, the oxygen required at rest; SBP, systolic blood pressure.