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Table 1 Patients Characteristics

From: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance for the assessment of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a pilot study

Patients

49

Male, n (%)

21 (42.9)

Age, (mean ± DS)

80.8 ± 4.8

Log EuroScore, (mean ± DS)

14.9 ± 9.3

BMI, (mean ± DS)

27.6 ± 5.2

Symptoms

 

   Syncope, n (%)

11 (22.4)

   Unstable Angina, n (%)

16 (32.7)

   Hospitalization for heart failure, n (%)

16 (32.7)

   Dyspnoea, n (%)

42 (85.7)

Risk Factors

 

   Diabetes, n (%)

7 (14.3)

   Hypercholesterolemia, n (%)

21 (42.9)

   Smoker, n (%)

7 (14.3)

   Ex smoker, n (%)

6 (12.2)

   History of CAD, n (%)

11 (22.4)

   Cirrhosis, n (%)

1 (2)

   Renal failure (creatinine > 2 mg/dL), n (%)

6 (12.2)

   COPD, n (%)

15 (30.6)

   Chronic obstructive arterial disease, n (%)

2 (4.1)

   Previous CABG, n (%)

3 (6.1)

   Previous PCI, n (%)

19 (38.7)

   Previous MI, n (%)

10 (20.4)

   Previous TIA, n (%)

6 (12.2)

   Previous Stroke, n (%)

4 (8.2)

  1. BMI: body mass index; CAD: coronary artery disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CABG: coronary artery by-pass graft; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; MI: myocardial infarction; TIA: transient ischemic attack.