logEuroSCORE ≥20% mean±SD or n/N (%) (n=890) | logEuroSCORE <20% mean±SD or n/N (%) (n=789) | P value | |
Age (years) | 81.6±5.4 | 80.1±6.3 | <0.001 |
Female gender | 458/890 (51.5) | 444/789 (56.3) | 0.048 |
Cardiac history | |||
Prior MI | 207/884 (23.4) | 82/772 (10.6) | <0.001 |
Prior cardiac surgery* | 315/890 (35.4) | 107/788 (13.6) | <0.001 |
Prior stroke | 210/890 (23.6) | 54/788 (6.9) | <0.001 |
Comorbidities | |||
AF | 414/890 (46.5) | 267/789 (33.8) | <0.001 |
Hypertension | 844/890 (94.8) | 738/789 (93.5) | 0.256 |
CAD | 593/883 (67.2) | 374/772 (48.4) | <0.001 |
Mitral valve insufficiency (>II°) | 54/888 (6.1) | 19/785 (2.4) | <0.001 |
Porcelain aorta | 266/884 (30.1) | 212/773 (27.4) | 0.232 |
Pulmonary hypertension | 362/889 (40.7) | 158/788 (20.1) | <0.001 |
COPD | 204/890 (22.9) | 140/789 (17.7) | 0.009 |
Diabetes mellitus | 304/890 (34.2) | 214/789 (27.1) | 0.002 |
Kidney insufficiency | 581/888 (65.4) | 379/789 (48.0) | <0.001 |
Dialysis | 36/888 (4.1) | 10/789 (1.3) | <0.001 |
NYHA class III or IV | 726/861 (84.3) | 579/741 (78.1) | 0.001 |
LVEF (%) | 49.9±13.9 | 57.4±10.3 | <0.001 |
Peak AV gradient (mm Hg) | 73.5±26.1 | 79.2±23.5 | <0.001 |
Mean AV gradient (mm Hg) | 45.3±17.1 | 49.5±15.7 | <0.001 |
STS score (%) | 11.8±10.1 | 8.0±8.3 | <0.001 |
LogEuroSCORE (%) | 34.5±13.0 | 12.6±4.3 | <0.001 |
*Not including percutaneous coronary intervention.
AF, atrial fibrillation; AV, aortic valve; CAD, coronary artery disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; logEuroSCORE, logistic European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MI, myocardial infarction; NYHA, New York Heart Association; STS, Society of Thoracic Surgeons.