Table 3 Procedural characteristics and in-hospital outcomes.
|  | Moderate/severe AAC (n = 138) | None/mild AAC (n = 326) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Procedural characteristics | |||
Transfemoral access | 127 (92.0) | 312 (95.7) | 0.109 |
Device type | Â | Â | 0.014 |
Self-expanding | 115 (83.3) | 288 (88.3) | Â |
Balloon-expandable | 20 (14.5) | 22(6.7) | Â |
Mechanically-expandable | 3 (2.2) | 16 (4.9) | Â |
Pre-dilatation | 135 (97.8) | 317 (97.2) | 0.965 |
Post-dilatation | 66 (47.8) | 195 (59.8) | 0.017 |
30-day clinical outcomes | |||
Mortality | 5(3.6) | 5(1.5) | 0.286 |
Cardiovascular | 4(2.9) | 5(1.5) | 0.544 |
Non-cardiovascular | 1(0.7) | 0(0) | 0.297 |
Myocardial infarction | 1(0.7) | 2(0.6) | 1.000 |
Stroke | 1(0.7) | 7(2.1) | 0.493 |
Disabling | 1(0.7) | 4(1.2) | 1.000 |
Non-disabling | 0(0) | 3(0.9) | 0.558 |
Bleedinga | 7(5.1) | 15(4.6) | 0.827 |
Permanent pacemaker implantation | 19(13.8) | 29(8.9) | 0.115 |
