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Demographic variables
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Age (years), mean ± SD
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58 ± 14
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BMI (kg/m2)
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26.6 ± 3.4
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Gender (male), n/m (%)
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41/52 (79)
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Pre-operative clinical data
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Dyslipidemia, n/m (%)
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15/52 (29)
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Hypertension, n/m (%)
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41/52 (79)
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Diabetes, n/m (%)
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0/52 (0)
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Creatinine (mg/dl), mean ± SD
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0.9 ± 0.2
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Previous cardiac surgery, n/m (%)
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4/52 (8)
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New York Health Association, NYHA, functional status >II, n/m (%)
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3/52 (6)
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Heart failure, n/m (%)
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8/52 (15)
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Pre-operative cardiac characteristics
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Ejection fraction (%), mean ± SD
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60 ± 10
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Bicuspid aortic valve, n/m (%)
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5/52 (10)
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Valve stenosis, n/m (%)
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10/52 (19)
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Valve regurgitation ≥ II, n/m (%)
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10/52 (19)
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