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Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics

From: Effect of pericardial incision on left ventricular morphology and systolic function in patients during coronary artery bypass grafting

Variable

Value (n = 27)

Age (y)

61.2 ± 6.7

Male sex

18 (66.7%)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

25.76 ± 3.29

Smoker

10 (37.0%)

Medical History

 Hypertension

17 (63.0%)

 Diabetes mellitus

8 (29.6%)

 Previous myocardial infarction

13 (48.1%)

 Dyslipidemia

8 (29.6%)

 Pulmonary hypertension

1 (3.7%)

 Previous PCI

4 (14.8%)

 Peripheral vascular disease

4 (14.8%)

Troponin I level (ng/ml)

0.01 (0.004, 0.03)

Brain-type natriuretic peptide level (pg/ml)

49.00 (21.00, 83.00)

NYHA class (I/II/III/IV)

4 (14.8%)/17 (63%)/6 (22.2%)/0 (0%)

SYNTAX score

29.02 ± 9.53

Euroscore II

1.34 ± 0.64

Medications

 Aspirin

18 (66.7%)

 Beta-blockers

23 (85.2%)

 Calcium channel antagonists

4 (14.8%)

 Statins

21 (77.8%)

 Nitrates

24 (88.9%)

  1. Data are expressed as a mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range) or frequencies (percentages)
  2. Abbreviations: PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, NYHA New York Heart Association