Table 2.
Intraoperative parameters after propensity score matching.
| Propensity Score Matched | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Sternotomy n = 164 |
Upper Hemi-Sternotomy n = 164 |
p-Value | |
| MV-etiology | |||
| Primary (%, n) | 87.7 (144) | 86.0 (141) | 0.624 |
| Secondary (%, n) | 12.2 (20) | 14.0 (23) | 0.624 |
| Moderate to severe AC (%, n) | 35.4 (58) | 36.0 (59) | 0.908 |
| Surgical interventions | |||
| MVS isolated (%, n) | 47.6 (78) | 50.6 (83) | 0.581 |
| MV repair (%, n) | 59.8 (98) | 65.2 (107) | 0.305 |
| MV + TV-surgery (%, n) | 30.5 (50) | 31.1 (51) | 0.905 |
| MV + AV-surgery (%, n) | 18.3 (30) | 15.9 (26) | 0.557 |
| MV + AV + TV-surgery (%, n) | 3.7 (6) | 2.4 (4) | 0.521 |
| Atrial fibrillation surgery (%, n) | 15.2 (25) | 7.9 (13) | 0.038 |
AC = annulus calcification; AV = aortic valve; MV = mitral valve; MVS = mitral valve surgery; TV = tricuspid valve.