Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients

Patient	Age (years)	Sex	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	Surgical procedure	EF (%)	NYHA
1	73	Male	168	60	MVR	42	III
2	40	Male	177	77	MVR	61	II
3	77	Male	155	60	AVR	40	III
4	64	Male	176	73	AVR	54	II
5	74	Female	149	45	MVR	67	II
6	62	Male	159	59	AVR	50	II
7	72	Male	172	69	AVR	55	II
8	69	Male	150	48	AVR	58	II
9	59	Male	163	67	CABG	72	I
10	76	Female	154	60	AVR	67	II
11	72	Male	154	57	CABG	57	II
12	48	Male	163	65	CABG	65	I
13	44	Male	167	72	AVR	60	II
14	74	Female	151	48	CABG	49	II
15	54	Male	164	55	CABG	63	I
16	63	Male	162	69	MVR	40	II
17	58	Male	170	57	CABG	52	II
18	40	Male	170	80	CABG	40	III
19	75	Female	149	51	AVR	43	II
20	52	Male	165	66	CABG	65	I
21	66	Female	157	62	CABG	55	II
22	60	Male	172	69	CABG	54	II
23	66	Female	159	63	CABG	58	I
24	52	Female	156	58	CABG	65	I
25	71	Female	154	48	CABG	50	II

CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; MVR, mitral valve replacement; MVP, mitral valve plasty; AVR, aortic valve replacement; EF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NYHA, New York Heart Association functional classes I to III.