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).