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Table 4 4D flow measurements after TAVR

From: Differences in blood flow dynamics between balloon- and self-expandable valves in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Variable

BEV (n = 58)

SEV (n = 40)

P value

Vortical flow score

1.91 ± 0.80

1.58 ± 0.64

0.040

Helical flow score

1.66 ± 0.74

1.28 ± 0.51

0.009

Flow eccentricity score

2.45 ± 0.73

2.10 ± 0.78

0.022

Average WSS, Pa

6.0 (5.3–7.0)

4.8 (3.9–5.9)

 < 0.001

Peak WSS, Pa

51.2 (40.6–58.7)

41.6 (30.4–53.6)

0.021

Systolic EL (AAo), mW

14.0 (10.7–22.9)

11.6 (4.5–22.7)

0.087

Diastolic EL (AAo), mW

5.7 (3.6–11.8)

4.3 (1.3–12.6)

0.15

Systolic EL (LV), mW

5.1 (2.8–8.1)

3.1 (1.2–7.6)

0.085

Diastolic EL (LV), mW

6.6 (3.3–9.7)

3.3 (1.3–8.0)

0.005

  1. Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation if normally distributed, and median (interquartile range) if not normally distributed
  2. Abbreviations are as in Tables 1 and 3