Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics.
| Baseline | n = 63 |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 65.1 ± 8.9 |
| Female | 20 (31.7) |
| Hypertension | 43 (68.3) |
| Dyslipidemia | 23 (36.5) |
| Diabetes | 29 (46.0) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 11 (17.5) |
| COPD | 10 (15.9) |
| Creatinine >200 mmol/L | 4 (6.3) |
| Dialysis | 1 (1.6) |
| Prior myocardial infarction | 21 (33.3) |
| Left main stem | 39 (61.9) |
| LVEF | |
| >50% | 29 (46.0) |
| 30–50% | 31 (50.8) |
| <30% | 2 (3.2) |
| Intraoperative Details | |
| Cardiopulmonary bypass time, min | 104.4 ± 42.2 |
| Aortic cross-clamping time, min | 88.5 ± 33.0 |
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction.