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