Table 1

Preoperative patient characteristics

CharacteristicNo. (%) of patients*
n = 147
Age, yr, mean ± SD67 ± 10
 Range41–85
Female, n (%)27 (19)
Cardiac risk factors
 BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD29.6 ± 5.2
 Hypertension126 (86)
 Diabetes mellitus76 (52)
 Hypercholesteromia139 (95)
 History of smoking89 (61)
 Stage IV renal failure4 (2.7)
Angina class
 CCS I30 (21)
 CCS II50 (34)
 CCS III52 (35)
 CCS IV15 (10)
Functional class
 NYHA I30 (20)
 NYHA II67 (46)
 NYHA III35 (24)
 NYHA IV15 (10)
Previous PCI32 (22)
EuroSCORE II, median (range)1.74 (0.55–10)
Previous cardiac surgery4 (3)
Perioperative status
 Elective94 (64)
 Urgent46 (31)
 Emergency7 (5)

  • BMI = body mass index; CCS = Canadian Cardiovascular Society; EuroSCORE II = European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation; NYHA = New York Heart Association; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; SD = standard deviation.

  • ↵* Unless indicated otherwise.