Research Article

Early Oxidative Stress Response in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Transatlantic Study

Table 2

Baseline echocardiographic characteristics.

TAVR ()SAVR () value

LV end-diastolic dimension, 0.25
LV end-systolic dimension, 0.14
LV ejection fraction, 0.11
Aortic valve area, 0.30
Peak aortic velocity, 0.16
Mean aortic valve gradient, 0.15
Pulmonary artery pressure, 0.55
Moderate to severe aortic regurgitation, (%)6 (15.8)1 (4.5)0.19
Moderate to severe mitral regurgitation, (%)8 (21.1)2 (9.1)0.23
Moderate to severe tricuspid regurgitation, (%)8 (21.1)1 (4.5)0.08

LV = left ventricle; SAVR = surgical aortic valve replacement; SD = standard deviation; TAVR = transcatheter aortic valve replacement.