Table 1. Preoperative patient characteristics and echocardiographic data.
| Variables | All (n=57), median [IQR] or (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 77 [70–81] |
| Sex (male/female) | 44/13 (77%/23%) |
| BSA (m2) | 1.6 [1.5–1.8] |
| HT | 54 (95%) |
| Dyslipidemia | 30 (53%) |
| CRF | 23 (40%) |
| Hemodialysis | 1 (1.9%) |
| Cerebral disease | 13 (23%) |
| NIDDM | 18 (32%) |
| COPD | 10 (18%) |
| Extrathoracic vascular disease | 22 (39%) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 3 (5.3%) |
| RLNP | 6 (11%) |
| Redo | 2 (3.6%) |
| EuroSCORE II (%) | 4.2 [2.4–8.3] |
IQR, interquartile range; BSA, body surface area; HT, hypertension; CRF, chronic renal failure; NIDDM, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; RLNP, recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy; EuroSCORE II, European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II.