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Table 1 Patients’ demographic and preoperative clinical data

From: Right anterolateral thoracotomy: an attractive alternative to repeat sternotomy for high-risk patients undergoing reoperative mitral and tricuspid valve surgery

Variable

Mean ± SD or Number (%)

Age(years)

51.3 ± 8.6

Gender (n)

 

 Male

13 (54.2%)

 Female

11 (45.8%)

Perivous operation time (n)

 

 1

22 (91.7%)

 2

2 (8.3%)

Primary operation (n)

 

 Mitral valve repair

2

 Mitral valve replacement

18

 Aortic valve replacement

7

 Atrial septal defect repair

3

 Tricuspid valvuloplasty

9

 Coronary artery bypass grafting

3

New York Heart Association class (n)

 

 Class III

15 (62.5%)

 Class IV

9 (37.5%)

Mitral valve insufficiency (n)

5

Tricuspid valve insufficiency (n)

21

Atrial fibrillation (n)

22

Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)

47.5 ± 13.2

Left atrial diameter (mm)

79 ± 3.1

Right atrial diameter (mm)

72 ± 25

Cardiothoracic ratio (%)

69 ± 18