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Table 6 Postoperative left ventricular ejection fraction (%)

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

Mean ± SD (%)

Mean ± SD (%)

  

14 h postoperative

30.0 ± 7.0

35.0 ± 5.0

< 0.001

HS

1 week postoperative

37.5 ± 5.0

44.6 ± 6.0

< 0.001

HS

3 months postoperative

45.0 ± 6.0

53.0 ± 4.0

< 0.001

HS

  1. HS highly significant (p value < 0.001), SD standard deviation