Table 1.

Patient demographics

	Holistic therapy (n = 60)	Usual care (n = 57)	p Value
Age (median years)	62.5 (59.0-68.5)	68 (58.0-77.0)	0.06
Male gender (%)	78%	70%	0.31
Diabetes mellitus	20%	29%	0.22
Previous MI	28%	31%	0.70
EuroSCORE	2.5 (1.5-6.1)	3.1 (1.6-7.6)	0.23
ASA Classification	3 (2-3)	3 (3-3)	0.32
CABG alone (n = 71)	37 (62%)	34 ((60%)	0.82
Valve (± CABG)	23 (38%)	23 (40%)	0.82

MI = myocardial infarction; EuroSCORE = European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation; ASA = American Society of Anaesthesiologists (Physical Status Classification System); CABG = coronary artery bypass graft