Table 1. Characteristics of study subjects.
Note: CAD = coronary artery disease, CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation, MI = myocardial infarction, T1DM/T2DM = Diabetes Mellitus, type 1 or 2, respectively.
| Subject | Age | Sex | Surgery procedure | Cardiac disease/Cause of brain death | Other diseases, medication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac surgery 1 | 69 | M | CABG | CAD, MI | CKD, T2DM, Hypothyreosis |
| Cardiac surgery 2 | 64 | M | CABG | CAD, MI | Atrial fibrillation, Hypertension, T2DM |
| Cardiac surgery 3 | 71 | M | CABG | CAD | Arterial hypertension, Hyperlipidaemia |
| Cardiac surgery 4 | 75 | M | CABG | CAD | Hypertension, T2DM, COPD |
| Cardiac surgery 5 | 71 | M | CABG | CAD | Hypertension, Hyperlipidaemia |
| Cardiac surgery 6 | 56 | F | CABG | CAD, MI, mild congestive heart failure | Hypertension, T1DM, Hyperlipidaemia, Hypothyreosis |
| Cardiac surgery 7 | 69 | M | Aortic valve replacement | Aortic valve stenosis | CAD, Hypercholesterolaemia, Glaucoma |
| Cardiac surgery 8 | 74 | M | CABG | CAD, MI | Atrial fibrillation, Diabetes mellitus type 2 |
| Cardiac surgery 9 | 71 | M | CABG | CAD, MI | Atrial fibrillation, Hypertension |
| Cardiac surgery 10 | 65 | M | CABG | CAD, MI | Hypertension, T2DM, Rectal cancer in the past |
| Cardiac surgery 11 | 76 | M | CABG | CAD | Hypertension, Hyperlipidaemia |
| Cardiac surgery 12 | 60 | M | CABG | CAD | Hypertension, T2DM, Hyperlipidaemia |
| Cardiac surgery 13 | 68 | F | CABG | CAD | T1DM, Hyperlipidaemia |
| Cardiac surgery 14 | 72 | M | CABG | CAD | Atrial fibrillation, Hypertension, Hyperlipidaemia |
| Cardiac surgery 15 | 68 | M | CABG | CAD | Hypertension |
| Cardiac surgery 16 | 54 | M | CABG | CAD, MI | Hypertension, Hyperlipidaemia, Asthma bronchiale |
| Cardiac surgery 17 | 64 | M | CABG | CAD | Hypertension, Hyperlipidaemia, Urinary bladder cancer |
| Cardiac surgery 18 | 65 | M | Aortic valve replacement | Aortic valve stenosis with acute cardiac failure | Pulmonary hypertension, Arterial hypertension |
| Organ donor 1 | 56 | F | - | Hypoxic brain damage after road traffic accident | - |
| Organ donor 2 | 71 | F | - | Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage | Hypertension, Asthma bronchiale |
| Organ donor 3 | 54 | F | - | Subarrachnoideal haemorrhage | Hypertension, Hypothyreosis |
| Organ donor 4 | 73 | M | - | Spontaneous Intracerebral haemorrhage: hypertensive crisis | Arterial hypertension, T2DM |
| Organ donor 5 | 67 | M | - | Traumatic brain injury | Hypertension |
| Organ donor 6 | 77 | F | - | Subarrachnoideal haemorrhage | COPD, Hypertension |
| Organ donor 7 | 40 | F | - | Hypoxic brain injury after CPR | Eosinophilic pulmonary disease |
| Organ donor 8 | 63 | M | - | Subarrachnoideal haemorhage | Arterial hypertension |
| Organ donor 9 | 42 | F | - | Hypoxic brain injury after CPR | Pulmonary embolism |
| Organ donor 10 | 45 | M | - | Aneurysmal intracerebral hemorrhage | - |
| Organ donor 11 | 84 | F | - | Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage | Arterial hypertension, Hyperlipidaemia |
| Organ donor 12 | 55 | F | - | Hypoxic brain injury after CPR | Bacterial meningitis |
| Organ donor 13 | 62 | F | - | Aneurysmal intracerebral hemorrhage | Chronic kidney disease |
| Organ donor 14 | 75 | F | - | Aneurysmal intracerebral hemorrhage | - |
| Organ 15 | 78 | F | - | Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage | Atrial fibrillation, Arterial hypertension, T1DM |