Table 1: Demographical and clinical characteristics of patients.
| Overall (n = 97) | CoreValve (n = 56) | Edwards SAPIEN (n = 41 ) | p | |
| Baseline characteristics | ||||
| Male, n (%) | 50 (51%) | 31 (5.4%) | 19 (46.3%) | 0.38 |
| Age (years) | 74.6 ± 7.4 | 73.1 ± 7.6 | 76.7 ± 6.6 | 0.019 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.5 ± 2.5 | 25.1 ± 2.2 | 26.0 ± 2.7 | 26.0 ± 2.7 |
| NYHA 0.196 | ||||
| NYHA 2, n (%) | 14 (14.4%) | 5 (8.9%) | 9 (22.0%) | |
| NYHA 3, n (%) | 55 (56.7%) | 34 (60.7%) | 21 (51.2%) | |
| NYHA 4, n (%) | 28 (28.9%) | 17 (30.4%) | 11 (26.8%) | |
| Risk assessment | ||||
| Logistic EuroScore (%) | 23.5 ± 4.5 | 24.7 ± 5.0 | 21.8 ± 3.1 | 0.002 |
| STS score (%) | 10.5 ± 2.0 | 10.8 ± 2.0 | 10.1 ± 2.1 | 0.065 |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| CAD, n (%) | 48 (49.5%) | 26 (46.4%) | 22 (53.7%) | 0.618 |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 35 (36.1%) | 21 (37.5%) | 14 (34.1%) | 0.9 |
| COPD, n (%) | 30 (30.9%) | 24 (42.9%) | 6 (14.6%) | 0.006 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 25 (25.8%) | 13 (23.2%) | 12 (29.2%) | 0.661 |
| PAD, n (%) | 28 (28.9%) | 16 (28.6%) | 12 (29.3%) | 0.95 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 57 (58.8%) | 35 (62.5%) | 22 (53.7%) | 0.506 |
| Smoker, n (%) | 29 (29.9%) | 21 (37.5%) | 22 (53.7%) | 0.92 |
| Previous stroke, n (%) | 11 (11.3%) | 7 (12.5%) | 4 (9.8%) | 0.672 |
| Previous CABG, n (%) | 18 (18.6%) | 7 (12.5%) | 6 (14.6%) | 0.558 |
| Echocardiographic variables | ||||
| PAPs (mmHg) | 45.7 ± 11.2 | 49.6 ± 12.4 | 40.3 ± 6.2 | 0.001 |
| Concomitant AR > 2, n (%) | 7 (7.2%) | 4 (7.1%) | 3 (7.2%) | 0.974 |
| Concomitant MR > 2, n (%) | 23 (23.7%) | 15 (26.8%) | 8 (19.5%) | 0.405 |
| Laboratory parameters | ||||
| Haemoglobin (mg/dl) | 13.0 ± 1.7 | 13.2 ± 1.9 | 12.6 ± 1.4 | 0.064 |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 1.4 ± 0.4 | 0.474 |
| WBC (×103 cells/μL) | 8.5 ± 2.4 | 8.2 ± 2.3 | 8.8 ± 2.6 | 0.27 |
| Neutrophil cell count | 6.1 ± 2.0 | 5.5 ± 2.1 | 7.0 ± 1.6 | 0.001 |
| Lymphocyte cell count | 2.2 ± 0.9 | 2.0 ± 0.8 | 2.4 ± 0.9 | 0.013 |
NYHA: New York Heart Association; CAD: Coronary Artery Disease; COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; PAD: Peripheral Arterial Disease; CABG: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; PAPs: Pulmonary Arterial Pressure-Systole; AR: Aortic Regurgitation; MR: Mitral Regurgitation; WBC: White Blood Cell Count.