Table 1.
Demographics
| n = 136 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 83 (80-87) | |||
| Female gender | 67 (49.3%) | |||
| BMI | 25.3 (22.6-29-4) | |||
| Presentation | ||||
| Syncope | 40 (29.4%) | |||
| Angina pectoris | 28 (20.6%) | |||
| Heart failure | ||||
| NYHA functional class | ||||
| II | 7 (5.1%) | |||
| III | 71 (52.2%) | |||
| IV | 58 (42.6%) | |||
| Systemic hypertension | 80 (67.2%) | |||
| Diabetes mellitus | 51 (37.5%) | |||
| Hypercholesterolemia | 65 (47.8%) | |||
| Previous AMI | 17 (12.5%) | |||
| Coronary artery disease | 77 (56.6%) | |||
| Previous CABG | 30 (25.2%) | |||
| Previous PCI, days | 46 (33.8%) | |||
| > 30 | 29 (21.3%) | |||
| < 30 | 17 (12.5%) | |||
| Previous stroke | 8 (5.9%) | |||
| Peripheral vascular disease | 32 (23.5%) | |||
| COPD | 13 (9.6%) | |||
| Chronic kidney failure | 70 (51.5%) | |||
| Pulmonary arterial hypertension | 33 (24.3%) | |||
| Sinus rhythm | 102 (75%) | |||
| Permanent atrial fibrillation | 14 (10.3%) | |||
| Previous pacemaker | 19 (14.7%) | |||
| Logistic euroSCORE (%) | 19.1 (11.4-31.1) | |||
| STS mortality (%) | 9.3 (4.8-22.3) | |||
| EF< 50% | 36 (26.5%) | |||
BMI: body mass index; NYHA: New York Heart Association; AMI: acute myocardial infarction; CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; STS: Surgeons Thoracic Society; EF: ejection fraction.