Table 1 Patient characteristics (N = 70)a
Demographics | |
Age, years | 68 ± 1.6 |
Gender | |
Men | 36 (51 %) |
Women | 34 (49 %) |
Preoperative clinical and laboratory values | |
BMI,b kg/m2 | 26.5 ± 0.7 |
Hematocrit, % | 35.8 ± 0.7 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.6 ± 0.2 |
Disease acuteness | |
NYHA functional class | |
I or II | 40 (57 %) |
III or IV | 30 (43 %) |
Emergency operation | |
Yes | 3 (4.3 %) |
No | 67 (96 %) |
IABP use | |
Yes | 3 (4.3 %) |
No | 67 (96 %) |
Cardiac comorbidities | |
Coronary artery disease | 21 (30 %) |
EF, % | 55 ± 1.2 |
Moderately severe, or worse, MR | 36 (51 %) |
Severe MS | 21 (30 %) |
History of heart failure | |
Yes | 22 (31 %) |
No | 48 (69 %) |
Previous MI | |
Yes | 10 (14 %) |
No | 60 (86 %) |
Preoperative cardiogenic shock | 9 (13 %) |
Yes | |
No | 61 (87 %) |
History of peripheral artery disease | |
Yes | 4 (5.7 %) |
No | 66 (94 %) |
Previous cardiac operation | |
Yes | 30 (43 %) |
No | 40 (57 %) |
Previous mitral valve repair or replacement | |
Yes | 19 (27 %) |
No | 51 (73 %) |
Preoperative AF | |
Yes | 19 (27 %) |
No | 51 (73 %) |
History of hypertension | |
Yes | 53 (76 %) |
No | 17 (24 %) |
Noncardiac comorbidities | |
Previous stroke | |
Yes | 8 (11 %) |
No | 62 (89 %) |
History of carotid artery diseaseb | |
Yes | 26 (37 %) |
No | 43 (61 %) |
History of smoking | |
Yes | 29 (41 %) |
No | 41 (59 %) |
History of COPD | |
Yes | 11 (16 %) |
No | 59 (84 %) |
History of DM | |
Yes | 17 (24 %) |
No | 53 (76 %) |
History of renal disease | |
Yes | 20 (29 %) |
No | 50 (71 %) |