Table 1 Baseline patients’ characteristics
From: Learning curve in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: a single-center experience
Variables | Number (n = 204) |
|---|---|
Age | 48.5 ± 24.9 |
Male, n (%) | 97 (47.5) |
Post rheumatic, n (%) | 91 (44,6) |
Degenerative, n (%) | 110 (53,9) |
Endocarditis, n (%) | 3 (1,5) |
Preoperative atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 51 (25) |
Hypertension, n (%) | 60 (29.4) |
Type 2 diabetes, n (%) | 9 (4.4) |
Mean left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF), % | 62.8 ± 15.1 |
Mean EuroSCORE II, % | 1.3 ± 0.7 |
NYHA class | |
 I, % | 6 |
 II, % | 80 |
 III, % | 12 |
 IV, % | 2 |