Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the overall population and by groups.

Age (year)

81.8

± 5.7

81.8

± 5.8

81.8

± 5.6

0.927

Female

121

(52.8)

75

(55.6)

46

(48.9)

0.324

Arterial Hypertension

200

(87.3)

121

(89.6)

79

(84.0)

0.211

Active Smoker

19

(8.3)

11

(8.1)

8

(8.5)

0.922

DM

77

(33.6)

44

(32.6)

33

(35.1)

0.692

AF

76

(33.2)

43

(31.9)

33

(35.1)

0.607

COPD

58

(35.3)

30

(22.2)

28

(29.8)

0.195

Prior Cardiac revascularization

46

(20.1)

22

(16.3)

24

(25.5)

0.086

Prior AMI

22

(9.6)

10

(7.4)

12

(12.8)

0.176

Prior PCI

40

(17.5)

19

(14.1)

21

(22.3)

0.105

Prior CABG

16

(7.0)

8

(5.9)

8

(8.5)

0.450

Prior TAVR

1

(0.4)

1

(0.7)

0

(0.0)

0.403

Prior SAVR

6

(2.6)

5

(3.7)

1

(1.1)

0.219

PAD

28

(12.2)

14

(10.4)

14

(14.9)

0.304

Hb (g/dL)

12.1

± 1.7

12.2

± 1.6

11.9

± 1.8

0.213

Cr (mg/dL)

1.3

± 1.3

1.3

± 1.3

1.3

± 1.1

0.683

EF (%)

55.7

± 10.8

56.0

± 9.9

54.5

± 14.1

0.479

Aortic Mean Gradient (mmHg)

47.1

± 14.4

47.7

± 14.1

44.3

± 15.4

0.259

Beta-blocker

140/228

(61.4)

79

(59)

61

(64.9)

0.365

OAC

77

(33.6)

41

(30.4)

36

(38.3)

0.212

ASA

140

(61.1)

82

(60.7)

58

(61.7)

0.883

Clopidogrel

42

(18.3)

20

(14.8)

22

(23.4)

0.098

Ticagrelor

3

(1.3)

1

(0.7)

2

(2.1)

0.364

DAPT

26

(11.4)

11

(8.1)

15

(16)

0.067