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Table 2 Baseline Data

From: Long-term results of radical pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis in Korean population

Profile

Conventional group

Radical group

P value

Number of patients, n

37

53

 

Age, years

52.4 ± 17.2

53.7 ± 13.5

.976a

Male: Female, n

26: 11

39: 14

.730b

Hypertension, n (%)

7 (18.9%)

9 (17.0%)

.813b

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

5 (13.5%)

7 (13.2%)

1.000c

Chronic renal failure, n (%)

3 (8.1%)

2 (3.8%)

.398c

Cerebrovascular accident, n (%)

3 (8.1%)

1 (1.9%)

.302c

Atrial fibrillation, n (%)

12 (32.4%)

19 (35.8%)

.737b

Liver cirrhosis, n (%)

13 (35.1%)

15 (28.3%)

.491b

Ascites, n (%)

20 (54.1%)

28 (52.8%)

.909b

Previous open heart surgery, n (%)

4 (10.8%)

6 (11.3%)

1.000c

NYHA class I ~ II: III ~ IV, n

23: 14

40: 13

.175b

Serum hemoglobin, g/dL

11.4 (10.2, 13.0)

13.9 (11.9, 14.9)

.052d

Serum sodium, mEq/L

137.0 (134.0, 139.0)

138.6 (137.0, 140.0)

.019d

Serum albumin, g/dL

3.7 ± .6

3.9 ± .5

.253a

Serum bilirubin, mg/dL

0.9 (0.6, 1.4)

1.3 (0.8, 1.6)

.885*d

Serum creatinine, mg/dL

1.1 (0.8, 1.4)

1.0 (0.8, 1.1)

.539d

MELD score

12 (8, 16)

11 (9, 13)

.318d

Serum NT-proBNP, pg/ml

1324.0 (343.5, 1690.0)

582.1 (275.6, 688.9)

.066d

Preoperative CVP, mmHg

18.5 ± 6.1

16.2 ± 4.8

.032a

Pericardial thickening, n (%)

29 (80.6%)

49 (96.1%)

< .001b

EuroSCORE

3.0 (2.0, 6.0)

3.0 (2.0, 4.0)

.527d

Logistic EuroSCORE

2.3 (1.5, 4.3)

2.1 (1.5, 3.5)

.970d

  1. aStudent’s t-test; bChi-squared test; cFisher’s exact test; dMann-Whitney test; CVP, central venous pressure; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease; NT-proBNP, N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide; NYHA, New York Heart Association