Table 5 Post-procedural data

From: Surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement after orthotopic heart transplantation: a case series

Parameter

All (N = 16)

TAVR (N = 9)

SAVR (N = 7)

Paravalvular leakage

None

15 (94%)

8 (89%)

7 (100%)

Mild

1 (6%)

1 (11%)

0 (0%)

Severe

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Mean pressure gradient (mmHg)

11 (9; 18)

11 (7; 16)

14.5 (11; 19)

Diameter of valve prothesis (mm)

25 (23; 26)

26 (25; 29)

23 (23; 24)

LVEF (%)

58 (55; 60)

55 (45; 60)

60 (58; 61)

Length of hospital stay (days)

29 (17; 63)

31 (10; 61)

27 (21; 67)

Transfusion of packed red blood cells

2 (0; 4)

1 (0; 2)

5 (3; 6)

NYHA class after valve surgery / intervention

I

11 (69%)

5 (56%)

6 (86%)

II

1 (6%)

1 (11%)

0 (0%)

III

1 (6%)

0 (0%)

1 (14%)

IV

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

NA

3 (19%)

3 (33%)

0 (0%)

Subjective improvement

10 (62%)

5 (55%)

5 (71%)

Postoperative course

Uneventful

8 (50%)

4 (44%)

4 (57%)

Stroke

2 (13%)

1 (11%)

1 (14%)

Pacemaker implantation

1 (6%)

1 (11%)

0 (0%)

Access site complication

1 (6%)

1 (11%)

0 (0%)

MCS

2 (13%)

0 (0%)

2 (29%)

Postoperative infection

4 (25%)

3 (33%)

1 (14%)

  1. Categorical data is displayed as numbers (%), continuous data is stated as median (interquartile range).
  2. LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, CRP C-reactive protein, NYHA New York Heart Association, NA not applicable, TAVR transcatheter aortic valve replacement, SAVR surgical aortic valve replacement, MCS mechanical circulatory support.