Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Parameters | Patients (n = 17) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 65.9 (44–84) | |
| Female gender | 4/17 | |
| Diabetes | 3/17 | |
| Ejection fraction (EF) | 60.1 (40–86) | |
| EF > 50% | 14/17 | |
| Atrial fibrillation | 1/17 | |
| BMI | 28.4 (20–33.3) | |
| Normal | 4/17 | |
| Pre-obese | 7/17 | |
| Obese | 6/17 | |
| Urgency | In-hospital | 14/17 |
| Elective | 3/17 | |
| Procedure type | Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) | 16/17 |
| CABG + aortic valve | 1/17 | |
| Clinical frailty | CFS class 4/5 | 7/17 |
| Echocardiogram | LV diast diameter | 4.7 (4–5.5) |
| LV syst diameter | 2.8 (2.2–3.4) | |
| Left atrium diameter | 4 (2.8–4.9) | |
| E/A ratio | 1.2 (0.5–2) |