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Table 1 Pre-operative patient characteristics

From: Influence of body mass index on outcomes after minimal-access aortic valve replacement through a J-shaped partial upper sternotomy

Variable

MAAVR patients (n = 90)

Age (years)

67.37 ± 15.46

Gender (male/female)

53/37

Height (cm)

167.2 ± 11.72

Weight (kg)

74.85 ± 14.38

Body mass index

26.63 ± 4.07

Hypertension (n)

42 (46.7 %)

Hypercholesterolaemia (n)

30 (33.3 %)

Diabetes (n)

9 (10 %)

Renal insufficiency (n)

1 (1.1 %)

COPD (n)

2 (2.2 %)

Cerebrovascular disease (n)

0 (0 %)

Previous PCI (n)

2 (2.2 %)

Ejection fraction (%)

57.31 ± 14.41

Aortic stenosis (n)

72 (80 %)

Aortic insufficiency (n)

13 (14.4 %)

Mixed stenosis/insufficiency (n)

5 (5.6 %)

Active endocarditis (n)

2 (2.2 %)

Logistic EuroSCORE

6.36 ± 5.5

  1. Continuous variables expressed as mean ± SD
  2. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, EuroSCORE European Score for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation, MAAVR minimal-access aortic valve replacement, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention