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Table 1 Demographics and preoperative clinical characteristics

From: Quantification of left ventricular ejection fraction and cardiac output using a novel semi-automated echocardiographic method: a prospective observational study in coronary artery bypass patients

Tab. 1

n = 167

Male, n (%)

145 (86.8)

Age (Years)

69.6 ± 9.80

Body height (cm)

174 ± 8.00

Body weight (kg)

85.1 ± 15.0

Body mass index (kg m−2)

28.1 ± 4.10

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

132 ± 17

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

74.6 ± 11.7

Heart rate (min−1)

65.4 ± 12.5

NYHA Classification, n (%)

 NYHA 1

29 (17.4)

 NYHA 2

70 (41.9)

 NYHA 3

64 (38.3)

 NYHA 4

4 (2.40)

CCS Classification, n (%)

 CCS 1

25 (15)

 CCS 2

57 (34.1)

 CCS 3

72 (43.1)

 CCS 4

13 (7.80)

Smoker, n (%)

 Current

48 (28.7)

 Past

59 (35.3)

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

 Insulin-dependent

14 (8.40)

 Non-insulin-dependent

37 (22.2)

Peripheral artery disease, n (%)

26 (15.6)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, n (%)

29 (17.4)

Pre-existing pulmonary artery hypertension, n (%)

3 (1.8)

Renal function, n (%)

 Chronic kidney disease

48 (28.7)

 Dialysis required

2 (1.20)

Myocardial infarction within past 90 days, n (%)

31 (18.6)

Immobility, n (%)

15 (9.00)

Cardiac output by thermodilution (l min−1)

3.98 ± 1.29

EuroScore 2 (%), median (IQR)

1,14 (1.00)

  1. Data are presented as means ± standard deviation (SD) or absolute and relative counts. EuroScore2 is presented as median ± IQR
  2. NYHA New York Heart Association, CCS Canadian Cardiovascular Society