Table 1.
General patient demographics
| No. of Subjects | |
|---|---|
| Sex (men/women) | 54/19 |
| Age, yr | 63 ± 12 |
| Range, yr | 34∼82 |
| Surgical procedures | |
| CABG | 65 |
| Valve replacement | |
| Aortic | 14 |
| Mitral | 16 |
| Tricuspid | 2 |
| Congenital heart disease repair | 0 |
| Underlying diseases | |
| Coronary artery disease | 66 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 20 |
| Hypertension | 41 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 28 |
| Myocardial infarction | 12 |
| Congestive heart failure | 10 |
| Cigarette smoking | 32 |
| None of the above | 1 |
Seventy-three subjects in total were studied.
CABG, coronary artery bypass graft.