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Table 1 Preoperative characteristics in all patients, patients without PHF, with PHF, and with severe PHF

From: Utility of NT-proBNP as an objective marker of postoperative heart failure after coronary artery bypass surgery: a prospective observational study

Variables

All patients (n = 382)

Without PHF (n = 347)

PHF (n = 35)

p valuea

Severe PHF (n = 7)

p valueb

Age (years)

69 [62–75]

68 [62–75]

73 [68–78]

0.004

75 [72–78]

0.035

Female gender

19% (73)

19% (66)

20% (7)

0.82

29% (2)

0.62

BMI (kg/m2)

27 [24–30]

27 [24–29]

28 [24–31]

0.39

30 [23–31]

0.78

EuroSCORE II

2.4 [1.6–3.9]

2.3 [1.6–3.8]

3.8 [2.6–6.1]

< 0.0001

9.0 [4.2–11.1]

0.001

Diabetes

24% (91)

23% (79)

34% (12)

0.15

57% (4)

0.06

Hypertension

61% (231)

60% (207)

69% (24)

0.37

100% (7)

0.046

COPD

7% (26)

6% (21)

14% (5)

0.08

14% (1)

0.37

Hemoglobin (g/L)

137 ± 14

137 ± 13

133 ± 14

0.11

121 ± 11

0.002

Troponin T (ng/L)

0 [0–60]

0 [0–50]

30 [0–180]

0.13

220 [30–450]

0.019

p-Creatinine (μmol/L)

91 [80–104]

90 [79–104]

96 [86–115]

0.016

100 [95–147]

0.09

eGFR (mL min−1 • 1.73 m−2)

76 [58–97]

77 [59–97]

67 [47–84]

0.023

56 [40–79]

0.12

NT-proBNP (ng/L)

420 [150–970]

380 [140–864]

900 [410–1730]

< 0.0001

1920 [1030–4202]

0.001

Cerebrovascular disease

8% (32)

9% (30)

6% (2)

0.75

0

1

Three-vessel disease

77% (293)

75% (260)

94% (33)

0.01

100% (7)

0.2

Left main stenosis

36% (138)

35% (121)

48% (17)

0.14

57% (4)

0.25

AMI < 3 weeks

65% (249)

63% (220)

83% (29)

1

86% (6)

0.43

History of AMI

73% (278)

71% (247)

89% (31)

0.028

86% (6)

0.68

CCS IV

60% (230)

60% (207)

66% (23)

0.59

86% (6)

0.25

Angina at rest < 48 h

17% (61)

16% (53)

24 (8)

0.33

43% (3)

0.09

Moderate LV dysfunction

12% (47)

11% (39)

23% (8)

0.06

43% (3)

0.039

Severe LV dysfunction

4% (14)

3% (9)

14% (5)

0.005

43% (3)

0.001

  1. Data given as medians [interquartile range], percentages (number)
  2. AMI < 3 weeks acute myocardial infarction within 3 weeks of surgery, Angina at rest < 48 h angina at rest within the last 48 h before surgery, BMI body mass index, CCS IV Canadian Cardiovascular Society, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate according to MDRD formula, EuroSCORE II European system for cardiac operative risk evaluation II, LV left ventricular
  3. ap for without PHF vs. PHF
  4. bp for without PHF vs. severe PHF