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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Is the outcome of elective vs non-elective patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation different? Results of a single-centre, observational assessment of outcomes at a large university clinic

 

Total

(n = 512)

Elective

(n = 378)

Non-elective

(n = 134)

P-value

Age [years]

82.0 (78.7–85.3)

81.8 (78.7–84.9)

83.4 (78.4–86.0)

0.067

Female, n [%]

237 (46.3)

165 (43.7)

72 (53.7)

0.044

BMI [kg/m2]

26.1 (23.5–29.4)

26.0 (23.8–29.3)

26.7 (23.4–30.7)

0.399

CAD, n [%]

322 (62.9)

238 (63.0)

84 (62.7)

0.955

COPD, n [%]

59 (11.5)

43 (11.4)

16 (11.9)

0.860

CVD, n [%]

66 (12.9)

43 (11.4)

23 (17.2)

0.086

STS-score [%]

3.1 (2.3–4.9)

3.0 (2.2–4.4)

4.2 (2.5–5.9)

 < 0.001

Diabetes mellitus, n [%]

170 (33.2)

117 (31.0)

53 (39.6)

0.069

Dyslipidaemia, n [%]

316 (61.7)

228 (60.3)

88 (65.7)

0.273

History of AF, n [%]

219 (42.8)

151 (39.9)

68 (50.7)

0.030

Hypertension, n [%]

473 (92.4)

347 (91.8)

126 (94.0)

0.403

NYHA class IV on admission

59 (11.5)

30 (7.9)

29 (21.6)

 < 0.001

PAD, n [%]

42 (8.2)

30 (7.9)

12 (9.0)

0.712

PH (sPAP > 55 mmHg), n [%]

76 (14.8)

49 (13.0)

27 (20.1)

0.049

LVEF < 55%, n [%]

204 (39.8)

158 (41.8)

46 (34.3)

0.129

Prev. cardiac surgery, n [%]

87 (17.0)

62 (16.4)

25 (18.7)

0.550

Frailty syndromea, n [%]

150 (29.3)

61 (16.1)

89 (66.4)

 < 0.001

eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73m2, n [%]

311 (60.7)

210 (55.6)

101 (75.4)

 < 0.001

Creatinine [µmol/L]

100 (82–133)

95 (81–124)

115 (93–154)

 < 0.001

hs-TNT [pg/mL]

25.6 (15.4–45.1)

22.3 (14.8–37.7)

45.5 (24.7–115.4)

 < 0.001

NT-proBNP [pg/mL]

1072 (433–2770)

835 (398–2036)

2233 (924–5539)

 < 0.001

AVA [cm2]

0.8 (0.6–0.9)

0.8 (0.6–0.9)

0.7 (0.6–0.9)

0.286

MPG [mmHg]

38 (29–48)

38 (29–47)

38 (28–50)

0.901

MR III–IV, n [%]

12 (2.3)

6 (1,6)

6 (4,5)

0.089

TR III–IV, n [%]

19 (3.7)

9 (2.4)

10 (7.5)

0.014

  1. Legend: Values are presented as counts (percentages) or median (IQR)
  2. AF atrial fibrillation, AVA aortic valve area, BMI body mass index, CAD coronary artery disease, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CVD cerebrovascular disease, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, hs-TNT high-sensitivity troponin T, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, MPG mean pressure gradient, MR mitral regurgitation, NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, NYHA New York Heart Association, PAD peripheral artery disease, PH pulmonary hypertension, Prev. previous, sPAP systolic pulmonary artery pressure, STS Society of Thoracic Surgeons, TR tricuspid regurgitation
  3. aFrailty syndrome was clinically diagnosed without specific frailty assessment tools