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.