Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics
| Variable | All patients (n = 208) |
| Age (yr) | 81.4 ± 0.9 |
| Female (%) | 57 (27.4) |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 34 (16.3) |
| Hypertension (%) | 122 (58.7) |
| Dyslipidemia (%) | 65 (31.3) |
| History of smoking (%) | 34 (16.3) |
| NYHA III or IV (%) | 94 (45.2) |
| Previous MI (%) | 24 (11.5) |
| Previous CABG (%) | 37 (17.8) |
| Previous PCI (%) | 40 (19.2) |
| Cerebrovascular disease (%) | 19 (9.1) |
| eGFR < 60 mL/min per 1.73 m2 (%) | 42 (20.2) |
| Logistic EuroScore (%) | 14.8 ± 1.4 |
NYHA: New York Heart Association; MI: myocardial infarction; CABG: Coronary artery bypass grafting; PCI: Percutaneous coronary intervention; eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate.