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Table 1 Patients' characteristics

From: Totally biological composite aortic stentless valved conduit for aortic root replacement: 10-year experience

 

N valid

 

Age at surgery (mean; SD)

67

67.9 (10)

Range: 34-84

Females

67

27 (40.3%)

BMI (mean; SD)

62

26.2 (4.6)

Range: 14-38

Associated conditions

  

   DM

67

1 (1.5%)

   Hypertension

67

34 (50.7%)

   Smoking status

67

 

Never

 

29 (43.3%)

Ex -smoker

 

31 (46.3%)

Current

 

7 (10.4%)

   Renal dysfunction

67

3 (4.5%)

   Chronic Pulmonary Disease

67

11 (16.4%)

   Cerebrovascular disease

67

5 (7.5%)

   Peripheral vascular disease

67

4 (6%)

   Previous Q wave MI

67

2 (3%)

Preoperative clinical status

  

Angina status (CCS class)

67

 

   0

 

39 (58.2%)

   1

 

8 (11.9%)

   2

 

11 (16.4%)

   3

 

9 (13.4%)

   4

 

0

Dyspnea status (NYHA class)

67

 

   1

 

14 (19.9%)

   2

 

23 (34.3%)

   3

 

23 (34.3%)

   4

 

7 (10.4%)

Congestive heart failure

67

 

   Never

 

42 (62.7%)

   Now

 

18 (26.9%)

   Past

 

7 (10.4%)

Neurological dysfunction

67

2 (3%)

Preop arrythmias (AF/Flutter)

67

8 (11.9)

Left ventricular ejection fraction

67

 

   > 50%

 

52 (77.6%)

   30-50%

 

9 (13.4%)

   < 30%

 

6 (9%)

Critical preoperative state

67

13 (19.4%)

Preoperative pacemaker

67

2 (3%)

Extent of coronary disease

67

 

   Grossly normal

 

55 (82.1%)

   Single vessel

 

5 (7.5%)

   Double vessel

 

4 (6%)

   Triple vessel

 

3 (4.5%)

   Left main stem disease

 

2 (3%)

Logistic EuroSCORE (mean;SD)

67

46.8 (19.3)

Logistic EuroSCORE (P25, P50, P75)

67

31.2; 45.3; 58.8