Table 1. Characteristics of the studied population.
| Group I (n = 32) |
Group II (n = 82) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years, sd) | 65.1(6.2) | 59.7(8) | <0.001 |
| Male (n, %) | 28(87.5) | 78(95.1) | 0.05 |
| Arterial hypertension (n, %) | 30(93.7) | 71(86.5) | 0.18 |
| Diabetes (n, %) | 16(50) | 38(46.3) | 0.83 |
| Smoking (n, %) | 6(18.7) | 27(32.9) | 0.28 |
| Previous stroke (n, %) | 3(50) | 3(50) | 0.35 |
| Beta blocker use (n, %) | 30(93.7) | 60(73) | 0.02 |
| CHA2DS2VASC (n, sd)) | 4.31(0.78) | 4.16(0.89) | 0.37 |
| BMI kg/m2 (n, sd) | 27.3(4) | 28(4.6) | 0.3 |
| Ejection fraction (%, sd) | 51.7(10.5) | 54.4(12.2) | 0.06 |
| Left atrium diameter (mm, sd) | 41.1(5.3) | 39.9(4.7) | 0.22 |
| Left ventricle diameter (mm, sd) | 54.09(5.7) | 53.1(7.1) | 0.17 |
| Aortic root diameter (mm, sd) | 35.6(3.6) | 34.1(4.7) | 0.06 |
| Perfusion time (min, dp) | 80.72(25.3) | 74.3(23.1) | 0.51 |
| Anoxia time (min, dp) | 51.7(13.2) | 48.7(15.9) | 0.58 |
SD: Standard deviation, n: Number, BMI: Body mass index, mm: Millimeter, min: Minutes.