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Table 1 Patients’ demographics and perioperative characteristics

From: 5-year results of a newly implemented mechanical circulatory support program for terminal heart failure patients in a Swiss non-cardiac transplant university hospital

Variable

n (%) or mean ± SE

Age

67.1 ± 2.6

Gender

 male

14 (87.5)

 female

2 (12.5)

BMI (kg/m2)

26.3 ± 1

Diabetes mellitus on insulin

1 (6.2)

COPD

7 (43.8)

GFR < 45 mL/min/1.73 m2

13 (81.3)

Nicotine (active)

2 (12.5)

Atrial fibrillation

10 (62.5)

Peripheral vascular disease

2 (12.5)

ICD

14 (87.5)

CRT

12 (75)

Cardiomyopathy

 ischemic

12 (75)

 idiopathic dilated

3 (18.8)

 valvular

1 (6.2)

NYHA class

 III

10 (62.5)

 IV

6 (37.5)

INTERMACS profile

1

1 (6.2)

3

1 (6.2)

4

7 (43.8)

5

7 (43.8)

Intention

 DT

13 (81.3)

 BTC

3 (18.7

Concomitant procedure

 TV repair

1 (6.2)

 CABG

2 (12.5)

 MV repair

2 (12.5)

 AV repair

1 (6.2)

 AVR (bioprosthesis)

1 (6.2)

 PFO closure

1 (6.2)

Prior cardiac surgery

6 (37.5)

 Device implanted

 HeartWare HVAD

13 (81.3)

 HeartMate 3

3 (18.7)

EuroSCORE II (%)

24.4 ± 3.9

  1. SE standard error, BMI body mass index, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, GFR glomerular filtration rate, ICD implantable cardiac defibrillator, CRT cardiac resynchronization therapy, NYHA New York Heart Association, INTERMACS Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support, DT destination therapy, BTC bridge-to-candidacy, TV tricuspid valve, CABG coronary artery bypass graft, MV mitral valve, AV aortic valve, AVR aortic valve replacement, PFO permanent foramen ovale