Table 1. Baseline characteristics stratified by preoperative LVEDD.

Variable	LVEDD <65 mm, n=126	LVEDD >65 mm, n=165	P value
Age, mean (SD)	59.1341 (11.8348)	55.3623 (13.482)	0.013
Female	27 (21.4%)	21 (12.7%)	0.048
Race
Black	21 (18.3%)	23 (15.6%)	0.47
Caucasian	71 (61.7%)	95 (64.6%)
BSA	2.05±0.29	2.12±0.30	0.030
BMI	28.58±6.21	29.51±6.65	0.22
Diabetes	62 (49.2%)	56 (33.9%)	0.009
Hypertension	81 (64.3%)	94 (57.0%)	0.21
Mechanical ventilation	5 (5.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0.035
Prior sternotomy	32 (34.0%)	56 (42.1%)	0.22
Admitted acute myocardial infarction	13 (13.8%)	8 (6.0%)	0.045
Prior ICD	88 (69.8%)	138 (83.6%)	0.005
Diagnosis
Ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy	52 (55.3%)	61 (45.9%)
Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy	33 (35.1%)	55 (41.4%)
Inflammatory	5 (5.3%)	11 (8.3%)
Congenital	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)
Restrictive cardiomyopathy	4 (4.3%)	2 (1.5%)
Bilirubin	2.13±8.89	1.43±0.94	0.32
International normalized ratio	1.31±0.29	1.27±0.22	0.30
Central venous pressure (mmHg)	13.74±14.21	12.49±9.71	0.43
Mean pulmonary artery pressure (mmHg)	38.19±13.02	39.28±10.82	0.49
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (mmHg)	26.01±13.20	26.34±10.39	0.83
TPG	14.29±13.85	13.67±9.24	0.69
Pulmonary vascular resistance	2.98±1.25	3.05±1.36	0.76
Intra aortic balloon pump	45 (47.9%)	53 (39.8%)	0.23
INTERMACS profile
1	20 (15.9%)	30 (18.2%)	0.78
2	45 (35.7%)	64 (38.8%)
3	55 (43.7%)	63 (38.2%)
4	6 (4.8%)	7 (4.2%)
5	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)
Pre-implant length of hospital stay	10.70±8.12	12.74±11.28	0.16
Left ventricular assist device type			0.09
Heartmate 2	68 (54.0%)	83 (50.4%)
Heartmate 3	23 (18.3%)	20 (12.2%)
HeartWare HVAD	35 (27.7%)	63 (37.3%)

LVEDD, left ventricular diastolic diameter.