Table 1 Baseline patient demographic and clinical characteristics; the valve haemodynamics are shown as the predominant mechanism of the valve pathology (stenosis vs regurgitation vs mixed)
Perimount (%) n = 219 | Perceval (%) n = 100 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 68.2 ± 0.6 | 72.4 ± 0.7 | < 0.001 |
Male | 137 (62.6) | 54 (54) | 0.379 |
BMI | 28.8 ± 0.4 | 29.3 ± 0.5 | 0.500 |
NYHA | 2 (1 – 2) | 3 (2 – 3) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes oral | 31 (14.1) | 14 (14) | 0.442 |
Diabetes insulin | 6 (2.7) | 6 (6) | |
Smoking | 105 (47.9) | 52 (52) | 0.554 |
Hypertension | 148 (67.6) | 65 (65) | 0.651 |
COPD | 29 (13.2) | 8 (8) | 0.176 |
History of stroke | 18 (8.2) | 8 (8) | 0.957 |
PVD | 13 (5.9) | 4 (4) | 0.476 |
CKD | 7 (3.2) | 4 (4) | 0.725 |
EF > 50% | 184 (84) | 88 (88) | 0.379 |
EF 30–49% | 30 (13.7) | 9 (9) | |
EF < 29% | 5 (2.3) | 3 (3) | |
Valve haemodynamics (predominant pathology) | 0.151 | ||
Stenosis | 148 (67.6) | 79 (79) | |
Regurgitation | 46 (21) | 3 (3) | |
Mixed | 25 (11.4) | 18 (18) |