Introduction
Methods
German Aortic Valve Registry (GARY)
Patients
Outcomes
Statistics
Results
Patient selection and characteristics
TA | TAo | TAx | p value | Perc | Cutdown TAx | p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 8918 | 398 | 370 | 200 | 141 | ||
Age (years) | 79.97 | 79.82 | 79.73 | 0.23 | 79.6 | 79.8 | .818 |
Female gender | 39.1 | 39.7 | 38.9 | 0.99 | 38.1 | 37.6 | .942 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.8 | 26.3 | 26.9 | < 0.001 | 26.8 | 28 | .103 |
NYHA | |||||||
I | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.98 | 0.5 | 2.1 | .421 |
II | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 0.96 | 3.9 | 2.1 | .474 |
III | 74.6 | 72.9 | 73.8 | 0.96 | 73.9 | 71.6 | .736 |
IV | 19.4 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 0.97 | 21.8 | 24.1 | .711 |
Atrial fibrillation | 28.6 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 0.99 | 77 | 78 | .870 |
Hypertension | 90.3 | 90.8 | 76.8 | < .001 | 92.1 | 62.4 | < .001 |
Lung disease | 39.8 | 38.5 | 41.6 | 0.87 | 43.7 | 55.4 | .121 |
Neurological Dysfunction | 15.9 | 18 | 15.9 | 0.89 | 16 | 14.9 | .834 |
Diabetes mellitus | 38.8 | 35.4 | 39.7 | 0.71 | 65.2 | 59.6 | .442 |
PH | 18.6 | 20.1 | 24.9 | 0.21 | 21.9 | 25.2 | .611 |
PAD | 60.4 | 57.8 | 61.9 | 0.77 | 65.2 | 59.6 | .621 |
Dialysis | |||||||
Acute | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.99 | 0.7 | 0.7 | .996 |
Chronic | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.99 | 4.2 | 2.8 | .621 |
EF | |||||||
≤ 30% | 13.9 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 0.76 | 12.8 | 14.2 | .787 |
31–50% | 36.8 | 34.8 | 35.2 | 0.93 | 34 | 33.6 | .956 |
≥ 51% | 50.7 | 48.4 | 48.3 | 0.93 | 53.3 | 52.2 | .893 |
Coronary artery disease | 34 | 33.9 | 35.9 | 0.93 | 65.5 | 65.2 | .859 |
Cardiogenic shock | |||||||
Yes, < 48 h | 2.8 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.14 | 3.2 | 6.4 | .359 |
Yes, < 21 days | 14.7 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 0.06 | 18.5 | 26.2 | .228 |
Yes, > 21 days | 15.6 | 22.8 | 15.4 | 0.06 | 6.7 | 23.4 | .006 |
ASA classification | |||||||
Class 1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Class 2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.97 | 1.8 | 0 | .996 |
Class 3 | 68.0 | 69.7 | 66.5 | 0.80 | 71 | 64.5 | .360 |
Class 4 | 29.3 | 26.7 | 30 | 0.70 | 26.4 | 32.6 | .368 |
Class 5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.70 | 0.8 | 2.8 | .385 |
Euro-score mean ± sd | 28.34 ± 0.34 | 28.12 ± 0.37 | 29.10 ± 0.32 | 0.09 | 27.39 ± 1.94 | 29.43 ± 1.68 | 0.38 |
Procedural characteristics and outcomes
TA | TAo | TAx | p value | Perc | Cutdown TAx | p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 8918 | 398 | 370 | 200 | 141 | ||
Elective | 83.5 | 81 | 77.3 | 0.21 | 86.1 | 63.8 | .001 |
Urgent | 16.5 | 19 | 22.7 | 0.21 | 13.9 | 36.2 | .001 |
Procedure time (mean in minutes) | 90.9 | 124.3 | 118.6 | < .001 | 115.1 | 118.3 | .655 |
Dose area product | 4662 | 10,969 | 9470 | < .001 | 8465 | 10,642 | .271 |
Contrast volume (mean, sd in ml) | 103.6 | 133.8 | 144.8 | < .001 | 165.4 | 127.9 | < .001 |
Valve type | |||||||
Balloon expandable | 65.6 | 44.8 | 19.2 | < .001 | 25.1 | 13.5 | .043 |
Self-expandable | 28.0 | 49.5 | 69.5 | < .001 | 58.2 | 83 | .002 |
Rest | 6.3 | 5.7 | 11.4 | .035 | 16.8 | 3.5 | .003 |
Pericardial tamponade | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .59 | 0 | 1.4 | .995 |
Vascular complications | 0.6 | 1.4 | 3.2 | .048 | 4.7 | 3.5 | .683 |
Post-procedural outcomes
TA | TAo | TAx | p value | Perc | Cutdown TAx | p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stroke | 1.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.14 | 6.1 | 1.4 | .093 |
TIA | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.48 | 2.0 | 0 | .996 |
Myocardial infarction | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.27 | 1.2 | 2.7 | .590 |
New-onset Afib | 5.7 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 0.68 | 6.7 | 3.7 | .355 |
Pacemaker implantation | 9.9 | 15.4 | 22.1 | < .001 | 10.3 | 29 | .164 |
Bleeding complication ≥ 2 RBC units | 30.7 | 44.4 | 26.8 | < .001 | 23.6 | 27.1 | .592 |
Vascular complication | 1.8 | 2.4 | 12.2 | < .001 | 16.9 | 7.8 | .054 |
New-onset chronic dialysis | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | .75 | 3.8 | 2.3 | .575 |
Post-OP ICU stay (days) | 4.4 | 5 | 3.5 | < .001 | 3.94 | 3.13 | .144 |
Post-op hospitalization (days) | 12.9 | 14.1 | 12 | < .001 | 12.5 | 10.8 | .062 |
Re-hospitalization due to related complications | 10.6 | 15.2 | 4.3 | .22 | 2.9 | 6.7 | .915 |
Aortic insufficiency (≥ II°) | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | .8 | 2.1 | 3.5 | .635 |