Procedural characteristics
The main procedural characteristics are listed in Table
3.
In the TAVR subgroup, the majority of patients (81.73%) were treated by
trans-femoral approach. Forty-nine patients had a 23mm TAVR (47.12%),
39 patients had a 26mm TAVR(37.50%) and 16 patients had a 29mm TAVR
(15.38%). Two immediate post-operative deaths (1.92%) occurred from an
aortic annulus rupture for the first patient and acute renal failure for
the second patient.
In the RDAVR group, conventional full sternotomy was used in all
patients. Fourteen patients had a 19mm INTUITY (29.17%), 14 patients
had a 21mm INTUITY (29.17%), 11 patients had a 23mm INTUITY (22.92%),
8 patients had a 25mm INTUITY (16.67%) and 1 patient had a 27mm INTUITY
(2.08%). Twenty-eight patients (58.33%) had combined procedures with a
majority of CABG (43.75%). One death (2.08%) occurred from a septic
shock in the immediate post-operative period. Mean duration of cross
clamp time was 47.8±13.2min. The duration of hospitalization was
15.78±10.44days; 8.81±3.93 in the TAVR group and 16.08±13.61 in the
RDAVR group(p<0,001).