Table 1 Demographic and baseline data of the patients

Male gender (n)

10 (71.4%)

13 (92.9%)

0.32

Age (year)

58.86 ± 9.41

57.14 ± 11.43

0.66

Weight (kg)

77.71 ± 10.02

82.17 ± 12.59

0.31

Euroscore (Standard score)

1.86 ± 2.07

2.14 ± 1.79

0.69

LVEF¹ (%)

50.00 ± 6.79

49.23 ± 7.31

0.79

Mean ABP² (mm Hg)

60.43 ± 15.32

64.86 ± 8.82

0.35

CVP (cm H₂O)

9.00 ± 3.08

7.50 ± 2.82

0.19

Baseline sCr level (mg/dl)

0.81 ± 0.15

0.78 ± 0.18

0.56

Baseline UNGAL level (ng/ml)

10.36 ± 8.61

10.57 ± 3.54

0.93

Baseline CRP level

0.21 ± 0.12

0.32 ± 0.27

0.20