Table 1.
Patient medical and operative data.
| Parameter | Patient Data (n=70) |
|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 61±12 |
| Males | 49 (70%) |
| Females | 21 (30%) |
| Prior CVA | 4 (6%) |
| Hypertension | 50 (71%) |
| Diabetes | 22 (31%) |
| COPD | 7 (10%) |
| Current tobacco abuse | 12 (17%) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 6 (9%) |
| Congestive heart failure | 16 (23%) |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction < 30% | 11 (16%) |
| Prior myocardial infarction | 11 (16%) |
| Prior cardiac surgery | 16 (23%) |
| Left carotid artery stenosis | |
| <50% | 68 (97%) |
| 50-69% | 2 (3%) |
| Right carotid artery stenosis | |
| <50% | 67 (96%) |
| 50-69% | 2 (3%) |
| 70-99% | 1 (1%) |
| Medications | |
| Aspirin | 42 (60%) |
| Beta blockers | 40 (57%) |
| Statin drugs | 41 (59%) |
| Calcium channel blockers | 17 (24%) |
| ACE inhibitors | 21 (30%) |
| Type of surgery | |
| CABG | 33 (47%) |
| CABG/AVR | 6 (9%) |
| CABG/MVR or Repair | 13 (19%) |
| AVR | 7 (10%) |
| MVR or repair | 2 (3%) |
| Ascending aorta replacement | 2 (3%) |
| Valve-sparing aortic root replacement | 6 (9%) |
| Cardiopulmonary bypass duration (min) | 107±49 |
| Aortic cross-clamp duration (min) | 59±33 |