Table 1

Baseline characteristics expressed as frequencies and percentages if not otherwise stated

bioSAVR n=9539
Age at index intervention median (Q1–Q3)73 (67–78)
Sex
 Female3509 (36.8%)
 Male6030 (63.2%)
LVEF
 >0.506991 (73.1%)
 0.30–0.502072 (21.7%)
 <0.30496 (5.2%)
Coronary intervention at index intervention*3285 (34.4%)
Medical history
Diabetes1833 (19.2%)
Hypertension3736 (39.2%)
Ischaemic stroke819 (8.6%)
Systemic embolism314 (3.3%)
Pulmonary embolism and venous thromboembolism684 (7.2%)
Haemorrhagic stroke36 (0.4%)
Other bleeding event355 (3.7%)
Myocardial infarction1264 (13.3%)
Peripheral artery disease612 (6.4%)
Heart failure1234 (12.9%)
Atrial fibrillation1454 (15.2%)
Previous thoracic surgery470 (4.9%)
Previous percutaneous coronary intervention1105 (11.6%)
  • *Coronary intervention at index intervention; coronary artery bypass grafting or percutaneous coronary intervention within 3 months.

  • bioSAVR, surgical aortic valve replacement with a biological prosthesis; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction at index intervention.