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Table 1 Balance of patient characteristics (n = 1961)

From: The use of both internal thoracic arteries for coronary revascularization increases the estimate of post-operative lower limb ischemia in patients with peripheral artery disease

 

Unweighted

ATT Weighted

 

LITA

n = 1768

BITA

n = 193

std.eff.sz

LITA

n = 1768

BITA

n = 193

std.eff.sz

Age

70.44

70.48

0

70.6

70.48

−0.02

Gender (Male)

0.81

0.77

−0.09

0.79

0.77

−0.04

Hypercholesterolemia

0.65

0.68

0.05

0.68

0.68

−0.01

Hypertension

0.79

0.81

0.05

0.81

0.81

0.01

COPD

0.1

0.12

0.05

0.11

0.12

0.04

Diabetes

0.4

0.42

0.05

0.41

0.42

0.02

Diabetes with Insulin

0.18

0.18

0

0.18

0.18

−0.01

Dialysis

0.02

0.04

0.11

0.02

0.04

0.11

AKD

0.1

0.09

−0.05

0.08

0.09

0.04

Active Smoke

0.55

0.57

0.04

0.57

0.57

0.01

Stroke History

0.06

0.04

−0.11

0.04

0.04

0

TIA History

0.07

0.09

0.06

0.08

0.09

0.03

Carotid Stenosis > 50%

0.14

0.18

0.1

0.16

0.18

0.06

Antiplatelet drugs

0.3

0.27

−0.08

0.28

0.27

−0.02

LVEF

50.16

51.28

0.1

51.27

51.28

0

NYHA ≥3

0.26

0.26

0

0.26

0.26

0

IABP

0.02

0.02

−0.04

0.01

0.02

0.02

Previous PTCA

0.37

0.42

0.11

0.42

0.42

0.02

LAD Stenosis

0.93

0.94

0.05

0.94

0.94

0.01

MCA Stenosis

0.38

0.4

0.06

0.4

0.4

0.01

Three vessels disease

0.71

0.76

0.13

0.76

0.76

0

Two vessels disease

0.29

0.22

−0.17

0.23

0.22

−0.02

Pulmonary Hypertension

0.08

0.08

0.01

0.06

0.08

0.08

REDO

0.15

0.12

−0.09

0.12

0.12

0

Surgery

 Elective

0.63

0.65

0.04

0.66

0.65

−0.03

 Urgency

0.05

0.06

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.07

 Emergency

0.32

0.3

−0.05

0.3

0.3

0

  1. Abbreviations: LITA Left internal thoracic artery; BITA Bilateral internal thoracic artery; COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; AKD Acute kidney disease; TIA Transient ischemic attack; LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction; NYHA New York heart association (functional class); IABP Intra-aortic balloon pump; PTCA Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; LAD Left anterior descending; MCA Main coronary artery. REDO Re-operative surgery
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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