| |
Median sternotomy (n = 16)
|
Left anterolateral thoracotomy (n = 8)
|
P
|
|---|
|
Age (years)
|
31.4 ± 8.6
|
28.9 ± 8.8
|
0.76
|
|
Sex(M:F)
|
9:7
|
5:3
|
0.53
|
|
Interval between two operations (years)
|
6.4 ± 3.1
|
5.3 ± 4.1
|
0.42
|
|
peripheral venous pressure (cmH2O)
|
30.4 ± 9.2
|
28.9 ± 8.8
|
0.82
|
|
Cardiac rhythm (SR:AF)
|
9:7
|
4:4
|
0.88
|
|
NYHA
| | | |
|
II(%)
|
3
|
1
|
0.25
|
|
III (%)
|
6
|
3
|
0.37
|
|
IV(%)
|
7
|
4
|
0.41
|
|
LVEF (%)
|
53.5 ± 10.7
|
52.8 ± 7.6
|
0.65
|
- Abbreviations: LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, SR Sinus Rhythm, AF Atrial Fibrillation, NYHA New York Heart Association, M Males, F Females
