Table 2
Baseline characteristicsTAVI matched cases (n=100)Combined interventions (n=10)p Value
Age (years)83.5±5.882.3±7.80.67
BMI (kg/m2)24.8±4.826.1±4.00.28
CHADS2 score (points)2.6±0.82.8±1.50.84
Creatinine clearance (mL/min)44.4±1941.8±130.81
Female gender59/100 (59%)6/10 (60%)1
Coronary artery disease65/100 (65%)9/10 (90%)0.16
Prior myocardial infarction14/100 (14%)4/10 (40%)0.23
Prior CABG15/100 (15%)3/10 (30%)0.21
Prior stroke12/100 (12%)1/10 (10%)1
LV-EF (%)49±1759±100.12
AVA (cm2)0.5±0.20.6±0.20.38
Mean transvalvular aortic gradient41±1854±170.055
Logistic EURO score I (%)30.9±16.622.3±11.10.17
Logistic EURO score II (%)11.3±8.111.2±7.30.90
STS score (%)10.5±5.710.9±6.60.98
Atrial fibrillation37/100 (37%)10/10 (100%)0.0001
  • AVA, aortic valve area; BMI, body mass index; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CHADS, congestive heart failure, age, diabetes, stroke; LV-EF, left ventricular ejection fraction; TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation.