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. 2010 Jan;18(1):18–24.

Table 2.

Patient comorbidities and contraindications for surgery.

Patient Gender Age Rejected for surgery Comorbidity Logistic EuroScore STS risk
 1 M 76 Yes Prior CABG; PVD 20.0 6.2
 2 F 85 No CAD 10.7 3.3
 3 M 70 Yes Pulmonary fibrosis (FEV1: 47%), renal failure, obesity 5.0 4.6
 4 M 76 Yes Prior CABG; poor LVF; 3VD; TMLR; PVD; renal failure 42.7 5.8
 5 M 75 Yes Severe COPD (FEV1: 33%) 16.4 3.3
 6 F 81 Yes Prior stroke, obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2) 8.4 9.0
 7 M 84 No SSS with cRBBB 7.5 1.8
 8 M 81 Yes Pectus excavatum 6.2 1.9
 9 F 77 Yes Severe COPD (FEV1: 37%) 10.4 8.4
10 F 88 Yes DDD pacemaker (bradycardia) 12.8 5.5
11 F 74 Yes Previous MVR (mechanical), moderate COPD (FEV1: 64%) 35.7 5.4
12 M 76 Yes Severe COPD (FEV1: 23%) 7.2 3.7
13 M 78 Yes Prior CABG, porcelain aorta 24.1 3.0
14 F 87 No No important comorbidity 17.3 4.8
15 F 84 Yes Obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2) 19.5 3.6
16 F 87 Yes Bifascicular block 12.1 4.9
17 M 86 Yes Prior stroke, anaemia 13.2 2.2
18 F 84 No Renal failure 10.1 4.1
19 M 88 Yes Renal failure 16.9 7.6
20 M 85 No Moderate LVF, PVD 11.6 8.8
21 F 89 Yes Prior chest radiation 13.6 7.0
22 F 82 No No important comorbidity 9.0 3.8
23 M 72 Yes Poor LVF, PVD 9.8 3.9
24 F 55 Yes Obesity (BMI=45 kg/m2) 2.1 1.5
25 M 67 Yes Severe LVH, T-cell lymphoma 2.5 9.8
26 F 89 No Mild COPD 13.6 4.7
27 F 87 No No important comorbidity 12.1 3.8
28 M 85 Yes Severe cachexia 8.0 3.5
29 F 77 No Mild COPD 16.9 4.7
30 F 88 Yes Moderate LVF, PVD 45.8 15.1

STS=Society of Thoracic Surgeons, CABG=coronary artery bypass grafting, PVD=peripheral vascular disease, CAD=coronary artery diesase, LVF=left ventricular function, 3VD=trivascular coronary artery disease, TMLR=mitral valve replacement, COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, BMI=body mass index, SSS=sick sinus syndrome, cRBBB=complete right bundle branch block, MVR=mitral valve replacement, LVH=left ventricular hypertrophy.