Table:
Demographics and outcomes for subjects with and without HF
| Heart failure (N=131) | No heart failure (N=392) | |
| Age (years) | 68 (9.4) | 68.4 (9.1) |
| Male sex | 95 (72.5) | 301 (76.8) |
| Prior MI | 47 (35.9) | 51 (13.0) |
| Hypertension | 104 (79.4) | 287 (73.2) |
| Diabetes | 55 (42.0) | 106 (27.0) |
| Sleep apnea | 19 (14.5) | 44 (11.2) |
| Body-mass index | 29.1 (5.6) | 28.7 (5.1) |
| Pre-operative medical therapy | ||
| Beta blocker | 98 (74.8) | 209 (53.3) |
| ACE or ARB | 73 (55.7) | 196 (50.0) |
| Calcium channel blocker | 26 (19.9) | 84 (21.4) |
| Preoperative LVEF (%) | 45.1 (13.3) | 60.3 (5.6) |
| Procedure | ||
| CABG | 65 (49.6) | 147 (37.5) |
| Valve repair | 15 (11.5) | 67 (17.1) |
| CABG + valve repair | 6 (4.6) | 11 (2.8) |
| Valve replacement | 20 (15.2) | 106 (27.0) |
| CABG + valve replacement | 25 (19.1) | 61 (15.6) |
| CABG only (%) | 65 (49.6) | 147 (37.5) |
| Cardiopulmonary bypass time | 122.2 (50.0) | 99.3 (40.0) |
| Rhythm control strategy | 64 (48.9) | 197 (50.3) |
| Cross-over to alternate strategy (%) | 37 (28.2) | 95 (24.2) |
| ICU length of stay (days) | 3.9 (5.5) | 2.6 (3.8) |
| Readmission | 30 (22.9) | 96 (24.5) |
| Death | 2 (1.5) | 3 (0.8) |
| Days alive and out of hospital (days) | 51.0 (12.0) | 52.1 (13.2) |
| Sinus rhythm at 7 days | 104 (82.5) | 318 (83.9) |
| Sinus rhythm at 30 days | 114 (93.4) | 348 (94.2) |
| Sinus rhythm at 60 days | 112 (94.1) | 348 (96.9) |
| AF for less than 48 hours | 75 (57.3) | 231 (58.9) |
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| Heart failure (N=131) | Rate control | Rhythm control |
| Age (years) | 68.0 (11.05) | 67.9 (7.3) |
| Male sex | 52 (77.6) | 43 (67.2) |
| Prior MI | 26 (38.8) | 21 (32.8) |
| Hypertension | 53 (79.1) | 51 (79.7) |
| Diabetes | 28 (41.8) | 27 (42.2) |
| Sleep apnea | 10 (14.9) | 9 (14.1) |
| Body-mass index | 29.2 (5.3) | 29.1 (5.9) |
| Pre-operative medical therapy | ||
| Beta blocker | 52 (77.6) | 46 (71.9) |
| ACE or ARB | 37 (55.2) | 36 (56.3) |
| Calcium channel blocker | 10 (14.9) | 16 (25.0) |
| Preoperative LVEF (%) | 44.3 (13.9) | 46.0 (12.6) |
| Procedure | ||
| CABG | 36 (53.7) | 29 (45.3) |
| Valve repair | 8 (11.9) | 7 (10.9) |
| CABG + valve repair | 5 (7.5) | 1 (1.6) |
| Valve replacement | 9 (13.4) | 11 (17.2) |
| CABG + valve replacement | 9 (13.4) | 16 (25.0) |
| CABG only (%) | 36 (53.7) | 29 (45.3) |
| Cardiopulmonary bypass time | 122.5 (50.4) | 121.9 (50.0) |
| Off-pump procedure | 3 (4.5) | 4 (6.3) |
| Cross-over to alternate strategy (%) | 17 (25.4) | 20 (31.3) |
| Readmission | 16 (23.9) | 14 (21.9) |
| Death | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.6) |
| Days alive and out of hospital (days) | 51.1 (11.4) | 50.8 (12.7) |
| Sinus rhythm at 7 days | 50 (76.9) | 54 (88.5) |
| Sinus rhythm at 30 days | 57 (91.9) | 57 (95.0) |
| Sinus rhythm at 60 days | 56 (90.3) | 56 (98.3) |
| AF for less than 48 hours | 31 (46.3) | 44 (68.8) |
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| No heart failure (N=392) | Rate control | Rhythm control |
| Age (years) | 68.9 (9.4) | 67.9 (8.8) |
| Male sex | 145 (74.4) | 156 (79.2) |
| Prior MI | 24 (12.3) | 27 (13.7) |
| Hypertension | 140 (71.8) | 147 (74.6) |
| Diabetes | 54 (27.7) | 52 (26.4) |
| Sleep apnea | 23 (11.8) | 21 (10.7) |
| Body-mass index | 28.1 (4.8) | 29.2 (5.4) |
| Pre-operative medical therapy | ||
| Beta blocker | 110 (56.4) | 99 (50.3) |
| ACE or ARB | 102 (52.3) | 94 (47.7) |
| Calcium channel blocker | 42 (21.5) | 42 (21.3) |
| Preoperative LVEF (%) | 61.0 (6.04) | 59.6 (5.06) |
| Procedure | ||
| CABG | 76 (39.0) | 71 (36.0) |
| Valve repair | 31 (15.9) | 36 (18.3) |
| CABG + valve repair | 5 (2.6) | 6 (3.1) |
| Valve replacement | 51 (26.2) | 55 (27.9) |
| CABG + valve replacement | 32 (16.4) | 29 (14.7) |
| CABG only (%) | 76 (39.0) | 71 (36.0) |
| Cardiopulmonary bypass time | 97.6 (39.9) | 101.04 (40.1) |
| Off-pump procedure | 3 (1.5) | 8 (4.1) |
| Cross-over to alternate strategy (%) | 53 (27.2) | 42 (21.3) |
| Readmission | 46 (23.6) | 50 (25.4) |
| Death | 2 (1.03) | 1 (0.5) |
| Days alive and out of hospital (days) | 51.3 (13.0) | 52.8 (13.4) |
| Sinus rhythm at 7 days | 153 (80.5) | 165 (87.3) |
| Sinus rhythm at 30 days | 170 (94.4) | 178 (95.2) |
| Sinus rhythm at 60 days | 170 (94.4) | 178 (95.2) |
| AF for less than 48 hours | 106 (54.4) | 125 (63.5) |