Table 2 Preoperative Patient Characteristics a
Age (y) 68 (11)
EuroSCORE 7.8 (3.2)
Logistic EuroSCORE 13 (13)
Ejection fraction > 0.49 73 (52)
Ejection fraction 0.30–0.49 43 (30)
Ejection fraction < 0.30 25 (18)
Female sex 34 (24)
Body mass index (kg/m2) 27 (5.1)
Body mass index > 30 kg/m2 31 (27)
Ischemic heart disease 84 (60)
Congestive heart disease 63 (45)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 16 (11)
Hypertension 48 (34)
Diabetes mellitus 30 (21)
Peripheral vascular disease 12 (8.5)
Cerebrovascular disease 19 (14)
Previous cardiac surgery 16 (11)
Hemoglobin (g/L) 128 (18)
Creatinine (µmol/L) 118 (74)

a Results are presented as mean (standard deviation) or number of patients (%).

EuroSCORE = European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation.