TABLE 1. Demographic and perioperative data of the cohort.

Male, n (%)	12 (50%)
Age, years (range)	61.2 ± 14.7 (30–80)
Procedure (n)
CABG	13
Valve (AVR, MV procedure)	7
Valve/CABG	2
Other (atrial myxoma, ASD repair)	2
FEV1 (%)	83 ± 16.6
Preoperative LVEF (%)	49 ± 14

CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; AVR, aortic valve replacement; MV, mitral valve; ASD, atrial septal defect; FEV1, forced expiratory volume at 1 second; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction. Continuous data are expressed as a mean ± standard deviation.