Table 4 Patients´ characteristics.

From: Impact of observer experience on multi-detector computed tomography aortic valve morphology assessment and valve size selection for transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Patients

n = 20

Demographics

Age [years]

78 ± 6 (61–90)

Male

14 (70%)

BMI [kg/m2]

24.8 ± 4.1 (16.8–34.2)

Echocardiographic parameters

Aortic valve

V max [m/s]

4.1 ± 0.7 (2.8–5.1)

P mean [mmHg]

40.3 ± 14.4 (17–64)

AVA VTI [cm2]

0.7 ± 0.3 (0.2–1.0)

SVI [ml/m2]

35.0 ± 9.5 (9.5–59.4)

Left ventricle

LVEF [%]

49.3 ± 9.4 (25–55)

LVEDD [mm]

46.2 ± 8.6 (32–68)

Comorbidities

HT

19 (95%)

AF

14 (70%)

DM

4 (20%)

CAD

13 (65%)

COPD

2 (10%)

  1. BMI: Body-Mass-Index; V max: transvalvular peak velocity; P mean: transvalvular mean gradient; AVA VTI: aortic valve area measured by velocity time integral; SVI: stroke volume index; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDD: left ventricular end diastolic diameter; HT: hypertension; AF: atrial fibrillation; DM: diabetes mellitus; CAD: coronary artery disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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