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Table 1 Preoperative Comorbidity and Risk Factors

From: Elective minimally invasive coronary artery bypass: Shunt or tournique occlusion? Assessment of a protective role of perioperative left anterior descending shunting on myocardial damage. A prospective randomized study

Randomization

TO group, n = 18

ILS group, n = 17

p-value

Age*, years

62.9 ± 11.2

68.2 ± 9.2

0.14

Body mass index*

28.3 ± 3.9

29.8 ± 3.1

0.20

Female, n

4 (22.2)

2 (11.8)

0.66

Cerebrovascular disease, n

1 (5.6)

4 (23.5)

0.18

Diabetes mellitus, n

2 (11.1)

3 (17.6)

0.79

Previous myocardial infarction, n

6 (33.3)

4 (23.5)

0.71

Percutaneous coronary intervention, n

8 (44.4)

6 (35.3)

0.73

Peripheral vascular disease, n

1 (5.6)

0 (0)

1.00

History of unstable angina pectoris, n

5 (27.8)

2 (11.8)

0.40

Smoking, n

9 (50)

10 (58.8)

0.74

Atrial fibrillation, n

3 (16.7)

2 (11.8)

1.00

Left main stenosis, n

0 (0)

0 (0)

1.00

1-vessel disease, n

13 (72.2)

12 (70.6)

1.00

2-vessel disease, n

5 (27.8)

5 (29.4)

1.00

LAD stenosis

   

50–70%, n

3 (16.7)

3 (17.6)

1.00

> 70%, n

15 (83.3)

14 (82.4)

1.00

Beta-blocker administration, n

16 (88.9)

12 (70.6)

0.23

Acetyl salicylic acid administration, n

1 (5.6)

2 (11.8)

0.60

Ejection fraction†, %

62; 60–65

65; 60–70

0.34

EuroSCORE†

2.08; 1.31–2.69

2.21; 1.33–2.69

0.99

Hypertension, n

14 (77.8)

14 (82.4)

1.00

Hyperlipidemia, n

13 (72.2)

10 (58.8)

0.49

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, n

0 (0)

0 (0)

1.00

Serum creatinin level*, mmol/L

80.6 ± 17.4

92.2 ± 16.5

0.051

  1. * Values are expressed as mean ± SD.
  2. † Values are expressed as median; 95%LCL-95%UCL.
  3. Values in parentheses are percentages.
  4. TO = tournique occlusion; LAD = left anterior descending; ILS = intraluminal-LAD shunt.
  5. EuroSCORE = the European system for cardiac operative risk evaluation; SD = standard deviation; LCL = lower confidence limit; UCL = upper confidence limit.