Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Ascending aortic aneurysm repair and surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation
n (%)* | |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 67.6 (43–85) |
Female | 9 (22.5) |
Diabetes | 3 (7.5) |
Hypertension | 30 (75) |
Hyperlipidemia | 20 (50) |
Chronic renal insufficiency | 1 (2.5) |
Congestive heart failure | 6 (15) |
Cerebrovascular accident | 5 (12.5) |
Reoperative status | 2 (5) |
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation | 20 (53) |
Preoperative left atrial size (centimeters) | 4.4 (2.3–8.2) |
Preoperative ejection fraction (%) | 51.9 (29–80) |
Duration of atrial fibrillation (months) | 48.3 (1–324) |