Research Article

Distressed Communities Index in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in an Affluent County in New York

Table 1

Baseline medical history.

Distress index <10 (n = 73)Distress index 10–20 (n = 81)Distress index 20–30 (n = 80)Distress index >30 (n = 52)

Age (years)80 ± 981 ± 879 ± 877 ± 10
Female gender36 (49.3%)35 (43.2%)35 (43.8%)32 (61.5%)
Weight (kg)83 ± 1980 ± 1982 ± 2177 ± 18
Height (meters)1.67 ± 0.111.68 ± 0.101.66 ± 0.111.63 ± 0.11
Body mass index (kg/m2)29.5 ± 5.828.0 ± 6.629.3 ± 6.427.6 ± 8.3
STS predicted risk of mortality (PROM)6.4 ± 5.76.4 ± 4.56.7 ± 4.26.1 ± 5.4
Serum creatinine (mg/dl)1.1 ± 0.51.3 ± 1.01.2 ± 0.61.6 ± 1.6
Prior coronary artery bypass grafting18 (24.7%)18 (22.2%)16 (20.0%)4 (7.7%)
Prior myocardial infarction8 (11.0%)23 (28.4%)23 (28.7%)12 (23.1%)
Prior aortic value replacement1 (1.4%)2 (2.5%)7 (8.8%)3 (5.8%)
Prior balloon aortic valvuloplasty1 (1.4%)4 (5.0%)1 (1.3%)3 (5.8%)
Prior mitral valve surgery3 (4.1%)0 (0%)7 (8.8%)0 (0%)
Prior pacemaker/defibrillator12 (16.4%)7 (8.6%)13 (16.3%)4 (7.7%)
Atrial fibrillator33 (45.2%)33 (40.7%)28 (35.0%)12 (23.1%)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease12 (16.4%)20 (24.7%)19 (23.8%)10 (19.2%)
Obstructive sleep apnea6 (8.2%)9 (11.1%)8 (10.0%)2 (3.8%)
Prior stroke/transient ischemic attack11 (15.1%)17 (21.0%)12 (15.0%)5 (9.6%)
Carotid disease16 (21.9%)20 (24.7%)21 (26.3%)11 (21.2%)
Peripheral arterial disease4 (5.5%)7 (8.6%)6 (7.5%)7 (13.5%)
Diabetes mellitus25 (34.2%)34 (42.0%)33 (41.8%)20 (38.5%)