Baseline characteristics divided at the suggested cut-off of 7
| CT-Valve score | ≤7 (n=339) | ≥8 (n=810) | P value |
| Female, n (%) | 145 (43) | 296 (37) | 0.06 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 60.6 (11.3) | 76.2 (7.1) | <0.001 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 101 (30) | 611 (76) | <0.001 |
| Hyperlipidaemia, n (%) | 83 (25) | 494 (63) | <0.001 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 131 (39) | 490 (63) | <0.001 |
| ECA, n (%) | 1 (0.3) | 62 (7.7) | <0.001 |
| LVEF <30, n (%) | 7 (2.1) | 57 (7.2) | <0.001 |
| Valve pathology | |||
| Aortic valve pathology, n (%) | 179 (53) | 718 (89) | |
| Mitral valve pathology, n (%) | 143 (42) | 78 (9.6) | |
| Other, n (%) | 17 (4.9) | 14 (1.7) | <0.001 |
n (%); age mean (SD), smoking defined as active or past smoker.
ECA, extracardiac arteriopathy; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction.