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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 22.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 May;87(5):1460–1468. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.043

Table 3.

Univariate Analysis of Factors Related to Mortality

Outcome Survivors (n = 153) Died (n = 15) p Value
Preoperative variables
 Age 64 [53, 72] 69 [58, 74] 0.23
 Male 66 (43.1%) 6 (40.0%) 0.81
 Cerebrovascular disease 22 (14.4%) 5 (33.3%) 0.069
 Diabetes mellitus 32 (20.9%) 3 (20.0%) 1.0000
 Endocarditis 23 (15.0%) 2 (13.3%) 1.0000
 Peripheral vascular disease 16 (10.5%) 4 (26.7%) 0.084
 Renal failure 25 (16.3%) 11 (73.3%) < 0.0001
 Renal failure (hemodialysis) 9 (5.9%) 2 (13.3%) 0.26
 Tobacco use 70 (45.8%) 9 (60.0%) 0.29
 Congestive heart failure 105 (68.6%) 12 (80.0%) 0.56
 Myocardial infarction 26 (17.0%) 5 (33.3%) 0.16
 Ejection fraction (%) 55 [40, 60] 58 [55, 60] 0.29
 MELD score ≥ 15 17 (11.1%) 7 (46.7%) 0.0017
Intraoperative variables
 Concomitant operations 129 (84.3%) 15 (100%) 0.13
 Concomitant CABG 30 (19.6%) 2 (13.3%) 0.74
 Concomitant mitral valve procedure 99 (64.7%) 9 (60.0%) 0.72
 Concomitant AVR 38 (24.8%) 6 (40.0%) 0.22
 Tricuspid valve replacement 12 (7.8%) 0 (0.0%) 0.60
 Cardiopulmonary bypass time (min) 145 [109, 185] 150 [129, 225] 0.12

AVR = aortic valve replacement; CABG = coronary artery bypass graft surgery; MELD = Model for End-Stage Liver Disease.