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Table 1 Baseline patient profile*

From: On-pump beating heart coronary surgery for high risk patients requiring emergency multiple coronary artery bypass grafting

No. of Patients

25

Age (years)

69 ± 7 (range 57–79)

Gender (M/F)

18/7

CCS angina class

 

   I

0 (0%)

   II

4 (16%)

   III

13 (53%)

   IV

8 (31%)

LVEF (%)

27 ± 8

Hypertension

14 (56%)

Smoke

16 (65%)

Hypercholesterolemia

17 (70%)

Diabetes mellitus (I&II)

4 (16%)

Peripheral vascular disease

9 (35%)

Prior myocardial infarction

13 (53%)

Myocardial infarction < 7 days

9 (35%)

Urgency

2 (8%)

Emergency

23 (92%)

Preoperative IABP

7 (28%)

Preoperative mechanical ventilation

5 (20%)

Severe low cardiac output

9 (35%)

Left main stump disease

6 (24%)

3 – Vessel disease

22 (88%)

  1. * Data are presented as mean ± SD or N (%)
  2. CCS: Canadian Cardiovascular Society Angina Class; New York Heart Association; LVEF: Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction; MI: Myocardial Infarction; IABP: Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump.