Table 1: Preoperative and peri-operative patient’s characteristics.

Mean

St. D.

Min-Max

%

Age

66.3

10.3

43-80

30

BSA (m²)

1.9

0.2

1.54-2.26

Gender (male)

26

86.67%

Additive Euroscore

7.4

1.7

4-10

Logistic Euroscore

10.0

4.4

3.14-19.74

NYHA Class I

0

0%

NYHA Class II

21

70.0%

NYHA Class III

8

26.7%

NYHA Class IV

1

3.3%

Urg/Emerg surgery

0

0.0%

Previous Cardiac Surgery

2

6.7%

ABE pre-op

0

0.0%

Bicuspid Valve

3

10.0%

Degenerative Aetiology

30

100.0%

EF pre-op (%)

54%

9%

25-65

EDD pre-op (mm)

55.3

8.2

42-80

Associated Procedures (All)

5

16.6%

CABG

4

13.3%

Mitral Repair

1

3.3%

Bioroot Size 28 (mm)

16

53.3%

Bioroot Size 30 (mm)

14

46.6%

ECC (min)

127.0

35.4

84-236

ACC (min)

101.4

26.1

71-158

ICU Stay (hours)

30.2

18.1

16-90

EF at discharge %

54.1

8.1

35-65

Peak Grad. at discharge (mmHg)

20.0

6.1

11-39

Mean Grad. at discharge (mmHg)

12.4

8.6

6-17

EDD at discharge (mm)

54.1

7.2

42-75

Thrombocytopenia post-op

8

26.7%

Mediastinitis

1

3.3%

Complications (overall)

1

3.3%

Intra-op mortality

0

0.0%

BSA: Body Surface Area; NYHA: New York Heart Association; ABE: Acute Bacterial Endocarditis; EF: Ejection Fraction; IVS: Interventricular Septum; EDD: End Diastolic Diameter; CABG: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft; ECC: Extracorporeal Circulation; ACC: Aortic Cross-Clamping; ICU: Intensive Care Unit