Table 2 Aggregate pre-operative characteristics of the study cohort

Female

95 (19.7%)

Age (years)

64.1 (11.6)

Height (m)

1.72 (0.09)

Weight (kg)

88.4 (17.0)

BMI (kg/m²)

29.7 (5.1)

BSA (m²)

2.04 (0.23)

Previous MI

72 (15%)

Congestive cardiac failure

112 (23.3%)

Peripheral vascular disease

24 (5%)

COPD

49 (10.2%)

Diabetes mellitus

118 (24.5%)

Chronic renal impairment

44 (9.2%)

Active smoker

75 (15.6%)

EuroSCORE-II (%)

1.08 (0.69–1.74)

LVEF > 50%

417 (86.9%)

LVEF 41–50%

54 (11.3%)

LVEF 31–40%

6 (1.2%)

LVEF ≤ 30%

3 (0.6%)

Pre-operative PASP ≥ 31 mmHg

45 (9.3%)