Table 1. Baseline patients’ characteristics.
| Variable | All patients (N=57) |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Age, years | 63.6±10.1 |
| Gender, male | 39 (68.4) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26±3.3 |
| Risk factors & comorbidities | |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 2 (3.5) |
| Systemic hypertension | 43 (75.4) |
| COPD | 10 (17.5) |
| Renal failure | 17 (29.8) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 7 (12.3) |
| Pulmonary hypertension | 31 (54.4) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 32 (56.1) |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 4 (7.0) |
| Previous stroke | 6 (10.5) |
| Previous cardiac surgery | 2 (3.5) |
| NYHA-classification | |
| NYHA I-II | 41 (71.9) |
| NYHA III-IV | 17 (29.8) |
| Left ventricular ejection function | |
| Normal (≥50%) | 50 (87.7) |
| Impaired (<50%) | 7 (12.3) |
| Risk-SCORES | |
| STS-Prom for mortality | 1.4 (0.9–1.7) |
| STS-Prom for morbidity & mortality | 13.4 (11–16.2) |
| EuroSCORE log I | 5 (2.4–8.7) |
| EuroSCORE II | 1.9 (1.3–2.1) |
Data presented as mean ± SD or number (%) or median and (IQR). BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; NYHA-classification, New York Heart Association Classification; STS, Society of thoracic surgery; EuroSCORE, European system for cardiac operative risk evaluation.