Procedural characteristics of the study population
Procedural characteristics | n=370 |
Number of pre(TAVR BAV, n (%)) | |
1 | 341 (91%) |
2 | 23 (6%) |
3 | 5 (1%) |
4 | 1 (0%) |
Number of valves, n (%) | |
1 | 354 (97%) |
2 | 15 (4%) |
3 | 1(0%) |
Number of post(dilations after TAVR, n (%)) | |
0 | 317 (86%) |
1 | 49 (13%) |
2 | 3 (1%) |
3 | 1 (1%) |
Total number of dilations during TAVR, n (%) | |
1–2 | 293 (79%) |
3 | 56 (16%) |
4+ | 23 (6%) |
Procedural time (min) | 111.5 (43.3) |
Periprosthetic aortic regurgitation, n (%) | |
None | 44 (12%) |
Trivial | 183 (49%) |
Mild | 99 (27%) |
Mild/moderate | 31 (8%) |
Moderate | 13 (4%) |
Cardiopulmonary bypass, n (%) | |
None | 354 (96%) |
Prophylactic | 4 (1%) |
Emergent | 12 (3%) |
Intra(aortic balloon pump, n (%)) | 6 (2%) |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 126.6 (26.3) |
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 61.2 (14) |
Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg) | 83 (15.9) |
Intraoperative blood products (%) | 126 (34%) |
Valve size (mm), n (%) | |
23 | 127 (34%) |
26 | 213 (57%) |
29 | 30 (8%) |
Access, n (%) | |
Transapical | 168 (45%) |
Transfemoral | 182 (49%) |
Other | 20 (5%) |
BAV, balloon aortic valvuloplasty; TAVR, transcatheter aortic valve replacement.