Table 1 Demographic data

Males

1 (19.3 %)

14 (24 %)

0.51

Mean age (years)

67.5 ± 12.72

71 ± 16

0.07

Mean Canadian Cardiovascular Class

1.41 ± 0.62

1.34 ± 0.63

0.44

Mean New York Heart Association class

2.4 ± 0.75

2.34 ± 0.82

0.6

Mean height (cm)

159.7 ± 7.7

161.8 ± 12

0.1

Mean weight (kg)

66.2 ± 12.7

67 ± 13

0.67

Mean Body Surface Area (m²)

1.67 ± 0.14

1.69 ± 0.25

0.41

Mean Body mass Index (kg/m²)

26 ± 4.8

25.5 ± 4.4

0.47

Aortic stenosis

223 (84 %)

48 (82.7 %)

0.95

Diabetes

35 (13.2 %)

6 (10.4 %)

0.71

Insulin therapy

7 (2.7 %)

1 (1.7 %)

0.95

Hypercholesterolemia

82 (31 %)

16 (27.6 %)

0.87

Hypertension

118 (44.5 %)

21 (36 %)

0.31

Hypothyroidism

15 (5.7 %)

1 (1.7 %)

0.36

Smoking history

61 (23 %)

10 (17.3 %)

0.43

Chronic renal failure

11 (4.2 %)

6 (10.4 %)

0.11

Cerebrovascular disease

4 (1.5 %)

3 (5.2 %)

0.22

Previous transitory ischemic arrest

17 (6.4 %)

6 (10.4 %)

0.44

Previous carotid endarterectomy

7(2.7 %)

0

0.45

Previous peptic ulcer

21 (8 %)

5 (8.6 %)

0.93

Peripheric vascular disease

11 (4.2 %)

2 (3.5 %)

0.90

Preoperative arrhythmias

24 (9 %)

5 (8.6 %)

0.88

 Permanent pacemaker

7 (2.7 %)

2 (3.5 %)

0.92

Nonelective

10 (3.8 %)

6 (10.4 %)

0.08

Endocarditis

11 (4.2 %)

4 (7 %)

0.58

Reoperation

31 (11.7 %)

4 (7 %)

0.41

 III-IV reoperation

7 (2.7 %)

0

0.45

Ischemic heart disease

37 (14 %)

7 (12 %)

0.86

Myocardial Infarction

12 (4.5 %)

3 (5.2 %)

0.89

Chronic obstructive pulmonary Disease

31 (11.7 %)

8 (13.8 %)

0.83

Congestive heart failure

44 (16.6 %)

9 (15.5 %)

0.9

Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction ≤ 35 %

33 (12.5 %)

6 (10.4 %)

0.82

Mean Euroscore

6.9 ± 2

7.1 ± 2.9

0.51