Clinical characteristics No Previous Conduction defect (n=131) Previous Conduction defect (n=48) P value
Age 80.07±7.19 80.43±6.12 0.758
Sex Male n (%) 46 (35) 20 (42) 0.424
CAD n (%) 46 (35) 11 (23) 0.115
NYHA III-IV n (%) 85 (65) 22 (46) 0.023
Previous stroke n (%) 2 (1,5) 1 (2) 0.803
Diabetes n (%) 39 (30) 21 (44) 0.086
Hypertension n (%) 111 (85) 45 (94) 0.108
PAD n (%) 22 (17) 10 (21) 0.549
COPD n (%) 29 (22) 14 (29) 0.332
CKD n (%) 30 (23) 21 (43) 0.010
PPI n (%) 17 (13) 16 (33) 0.002
Echo variables
EF (%) 53.28±8.57 53.91±4.69 0.632
Mean PG mmHg 48.84±14.04 47.23±13.13 0.502
CT variables
Eccentr index 17.38±6.37 15.98±5.95 0.357
Valve index 112.16±8.17 111.44±8.53 0.734
Cover index 14.12±14.72 11.59±6.81 0.445
FACT score 6.89±3.44 5.85±3.21 0.213
LVOT calcif n (%) 33 (25) 18 (38) 0.222
Asym cuspid calcif n (%) 90 (69) 39 (81) 0.319
RCC calcification (1-3) 1.33 1.33 0.988
LCC calcification (1-3) 1.30 0.95 0.152
NCC calcification (1-3) 1.67 1.90 0.382
Procedural variables
Self Expandable n (%) 115 (88) 33 (69) 0.003
Balloon Expandable n (%) 16 (12) 15 (31) 0.003
Size (#) 26.9±2.9 26.4±2.8 0.343
Balloon post dilat SE n (%) 37 (28) 8 (18) 0.189
Balloon post dilat BE n (%) 0 (0) 5 (10) 0.223
Biochemical variables
Hgb g/dl 12.2±1.69 12.2±1.64 0.853
CRP mg/l 4.87±6.88 4.35±5.71 0.700
Neutrophils admission 4.76±1.63 4.88±1.69 0.667
Lymphochytes admission 1.84±1.91 1.72±0.58 0.658
Neutrophils impl day 6.79±3.06 7.16±3.42 0.486
Lymphochytes impl day 1.46±1.90 1.28±0.50 0.510
Neutrophils discharge 4.85±1.79 5.45±2.23 0.068
Lymphocytes discharge 1.67±1.39 1.47±0.46 0.328
NLR admission 3.15±1.81 3.04±1.26 0.693
NLR impl day 6.49±4.77 6.24±3.74 0.750
NLR discharge 3.32±1.74 4.07±2.20 0.021