Table 1 Subject characteristics
Number | 60 |
Age (years) | 73 (66–78) |
Male (%) | 34 (57) |
BMI (kg m−2) | 27.7 (24.6–31.3) |
LVEF (%) | 73 (66–79) |
Aortic Valve Peak gradient (mmHg) | 75 (63–88) |
Diabetes mellitus (%) | 11 (18) |
Hypertension (%) | 49 (82) |
NYHA | |
 Class I | 10 (17) |
 Class II | 34 (57) |
 Class III | 14 (23) |
 Class IV | 2 (3) |
GFR (ml min−1) | 72 (56–88) |
EuroSCORE II | 1.44 (0.95–1.99) |
CPB time (min) | 81 (71–106) |
Aortic cross clamp time (min) | 60 (53–73) |