30-Day and 1-Year Mortality after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The Impact of Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty as a Bridging Therapy in a Portuguese Tertiary Center

Table 1

Main characteristics of wBAV group (n = 33).

Indication
Bridge to recovery	26	(79%)
Bridge to urgent or high-risk NCS or treatment	7	(21%)
Time until TAVR (days)
Median (IQR)	172	(212)
Minimum	21
Maximum	1051
<30	7	(21%)
30 to 90	3	(9%)
90 to 180	9	(27%)
>180	14	(43%)
Peak-to-peak gradient before BAV (mmHg)	59	±26
Peak-to-peak gradient after BAV (mmHg)	27	±14
Procedure-related complications	3	(9%)
History of malignancy	8	(24%)

IQR, interquartile range; NCS, noncardiac surgery. Mean differences assessed using a paired-sample T-test,  < 0.001.