Table 1.

Demographic data

	Control group (n = 251)	Study group (n = 227)	p value
Age (years)	49.94 ± 13.19	49.81 ± 13.02	0.909
Male:female ratio	145:106	149:78	—
Weight (kg)	56.20 ± 12.46	56.97 ± 12.57	0.504
EuroSCORE additive	4.23 ± 2.82	4.18 ± 2.63	0.829
Logistic	0.051 ± 0.06	0.047 ± 0.050	0.485
EF (%)	48.45 ± 12.91	48.26 ± 11.56	0.87
CPB time (minutes)	111.55 ± 47.89	102.77 ± 63.02	0.2
AOX time (minutes)	84.44 ± 42.57	79.45 ± 40.37	0.19
Vasoactive ionotrop score	7.38 ± 9.59	6.32 ± 7.23	0.175

EF, ejection fraction; CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; AOX, aortic cross clamp