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Table 1 Preoperative data

From: Warm blood cardioplegia versus cold crystalloid cardioplegia for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with low ejection fraction

 

Group I (no. = 50)

Group II (no. = 50)

p value

Significance

Age (years)

 Mean ± SD

56.5 ± 8.7

57.14 ± 9.6

0.727

NS

Sex

 Males

24 (48%)

25 (50.0%)

0.841

NS

 Females

26 (52%)

25 (50.0%)

Weight (kg)

 Mean ± SD

72.5 ± 2.3

71.8 ± 1.8

0.093

NS

Body surface area (m2)

 Mean ± SD

1.92 ± 0.6

1.83 ± 0.87

0.548

NS

Diabetes

20 (40%)

23 (46.0%)

0.544

NS

HTN

19 (38%)

20 (40%)

0.837

NS

Smoking

22 (44%)

21 (42%)

0.839

NS

Ejection fraction (%) (mean ± SD)

30.9 ± 0.8

31.1 ± 0.9

0.243

NS

Troponin I levels (ng/ml) (mean ± SD)

0.09 ± 0.68

0.03 ± 0.29

0.718

NS

CK-MB level (IU/l) (mean ± SD)

1.45 ± 1.31

1.26 ± 0.99

0.776

NS

  1. NS not significant (p value ≥ 0.05), SD standard deviation, kg kilogram, m2 square meter