Table 1.
Demographics of the patient cohort
| Total (N = 16) | Recoverers (N = 8) | Non Recoverers (N = 8) | |
| Age | 67 (SD 9) | 66 (SD 2) | 67 SD(4) |
| Male | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Diabetes (on insulin) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ex/current smokers | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| BMI | 28 (SD 3) | 29 (SD 1) | 27 (SD 1) |
| EF | 63 (SD 14) | 61 (SD 7) | 65 (SD 4) |
| Prev MI | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| LMS disease | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Triple vessel disease | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Euroscore | 2.6 (SD 1.7) | 2.6 (SD 0.7) | 2.5 (SD 0.5) |
| INTRAOPERATIVE DATA | |||
| CABG × 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| CABG × 3 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| CABG × 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BIMA usage | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Mean single XC time | 9 (SD 2) range 4–15 mins | 8.6 (SD 0.3) range 5–12 mins | 9.5 (SD 0.5) range 4–15 mins |
| XC time | 29 (SD 7) | 28 (SD 3) | 30 (SD 2) |
| Bypass time | 68 (SD 16) | 69 (SD 7) | 67 (SD 4) |