Preprocedural demographic and clinical characteristics according to PPI following TAVI
| All patients | PPI | No PPI | ||
| (n=200) | (n=41) | (n=159) | P value | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 81.0 (7.7) | 82.1 (7.3) | 80.7 (7.8) | 0.29 |
| Male, n (%) | 98 (49.0) | 21 (51.2) | 77 (48.4) | 0.86 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 28.4 (6.0) | 28.3 (5.7) | 28.4 (6.1) | 0.93 |
| Height (cm), mean (SD) | 167.6 (10.3) | 168.6 (9.4) | 167.4 (10.5) | 0.47 |
| Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 79.9 (18.5) | 80.8 (18.5) | 79.7 (18.6) | 0.73 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL), mean (SD) | 1.05 (0.84) | 1.02 (0.58) | 1.05 (0.9) | 0.81 |
| Left ventricle EF (%), mean (SD) | 55.7 (11.5) | 57.5 (10.1) | 55.3 (11.8) | 0.24 |
| QRS duration (ms), mean (SD) | 108.7 (24.0) | 115.7 (26.2) | 106.9 (23.1) | 0.05 |
| RBBB, n (%) | 34 (17.0) | 18 (43.9) | 16 (10.1) | <0.01 |
| LBBB, n (%) | 14 (7.0) | 1 (2.4) | 13 (8.2) | 0.31 |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 61 (30.5) | 13 (31.7) | 48 (30.2) | 0.85 |
| Coronary artery disease, n (%) | 133 (66.5) | 26 (63.4) | 107 (67.3) | 0.71 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, n (%) | 42 (21.0) | 8 (19.5) | 34 (21.4) | 0.99 |
| Cerebral vascular accident, n (%) | 17 (8.5) | 7 (17.1) | 10 (6.3) | 0.05 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 62 (31.0) | 15 (36.6) | 47 (29.6) | 0.45 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 179 (89.5) | 38 (92.7) | 141 (88.7) | 0.58 |
| Peripheral vascular disease, n (%) | 38 (19.0) | 11 (26.8) | 27 (17.0) | 0.18 |
| Renal disease, n (%) | 58 (29.0) | 14 (34.1) | 44 (27.7) | 0.44 |
| The Society of Thoracic Surgery Risk Score, mean (SD) | 4.7 (2.8) | 5.2 (3.4) | 4.6 (2.7) | 0.26 |
P value from independent samples t-test for continuous variables and Fisher's exact test for categorical variables.
EF, ejection fraction; LBBB, left bundle branch block; PPI, permanent pacemaker insertion; RBBB, right bundle branch block; TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation.