Table 1.

Patients’ Characteristics for the studied population.

Characteristics	No. (%) or mean $\pm$ SD
Female	32 (48)
Age	$76.73\pm 9.14$
NYHA functional class
I/II	48 (73)
III/IV	18 (27)
Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)	$61.83\pm 8.11$
Diabetes	19 (29)
Hypertension	59 (89)
Severe COPD	3 (4.5)
STS Risk Score
Low	23 (35)
Intermediate	39 (59)
High	4 (6)
PreLVMI (kg.m${}^2$)	$90.40\pm 25.18$
One-year LVMI	$89.51\pm 22.96$