Table 1:

Baseline data

	Adenosine group (n = 40)	Control group (n = 40)
Age (years)a	72.2 ± 7.8	65.7 ± 10.1
Female genderb	25 (62%)	20 (50%)
BMI (kg m−2)a	25.3 ± 3.9	25.9 ± 3.9
Diabetes mellitusb	6 (15%)	7 (18%)
Hypertensionb	17 (42%)	7 (18%)
Preoperative pacemakerb	2 (5%)	4 (10%)
LVEF (%)a	64 ± 11	63 ± 13

BMI, body mass index; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction.

^aMean ± SD.

^bNumber (percent within group).