All (n=2440) | No AR (n=787) | Mild AR (n=1400) | Moderate/severe AR (n=253) | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Procedural urgency | 0.52 | ||||
Elective | 2185 (89.6) | 715 (90.9) | 1246 (89.1) | 224 (88.5) | |
Urgent | 236 (9.7) | 65 (8.3) | 144 (10.3) | 27 (10.7) | |
Emergency | 15 (0.6) | 5 (0.6) | 8 (0.6) | 2 (0.8) | |
Salvage (n(%)) | 1 (0.04) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Transfemoral | 1653 (67.8) | 512 (65.1) | 951 (67.9) | 190 (75.1) | 0.01 |
Surgical (TA, sublclavian, transaortic) (n(%)) | 785 (32.2) | 274 (34.9) | 448 (32.0) | 63 (24.9) | |
Balloon-expandable; Edwards SAPIEN | 1287 (52.7) | 491 (53) | 700 (50) | 96 (38) | <0.0001 |
Self-expanding; Medtronic Corevalve (n(%)) | 1153 (47.2) | 296 (38) | 700 (50) | 157 (62) | |
Prosthesis size (mm) (n(%)) | <0.001 | ||||
23 | 587 (24.3) | 260 (33.5) | 290 (20.9) | 37 (14.7) | |
26 | 1159 (48.0) | 355 (45.7) | 682 (49.2) | 122 (48.6) | |
29 | 625 (25.9) | 155 (19.9) | 389 (28.1) | 81 (32.3) | |
31 | 41 (1.7) | 6 (0.8) | 24 (1.7) | 11 (4.4) | |
Balloon valvuloplasty not performed (n(%)) | 142 (5.8) | 90 (11.5) | 43 (3.1) | 9 (3.6) | <0.001 |
CoreValve (n(%)) | 46 (3.9) | 21 (7.1) | 21 (3) | 4 (2.6) | |
Peripocedural imaging (n(%)) | 0.71 | ||||
TTE | 287 (11.8) | 90 (11.5) | 165 (11.8) | 32 (12.6) | |
TOE | 2099 (86.1) | 678 (86.3) | 1202 (85.9) | 219 (86.6) | |
None | 47 (1.9) | 16 (2) | 29 (2) | 2 (0.8) |
χ2 Test likelihood ratio for categorical variables.
TA, transapical; TOE, transoesophageal echocardiography; TTE, transthoracic echocardiography.