Table 1: Preoperative and peri-operative patient’s characteristics.
|
Mean |
St. D. |
Min-Max |
N° |
% |
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