Table 1 Demographic data and operative profiles

Number of patients

240

Age, years

56.9 ± 12.1

M/F, n

91/149

HTN, n (%)

39 (16.3)

History of preoperative stroke

28 (11.7)

Prior cardiac surgery, n (%)

8 (3.3)

AF type

Paroxysmal, n (%)

5 (2.1)

Persistent, n (%)

235 (97.9)

Mitral diagnosis

Rheumatic, n (%)

139 (57.9)

Degenerative, n (%)

94 (39.2)

Others, n (%)

7 (2.9)

Presence of left atrial thrombus, n (%)

22 (9.2)

Echocardiographic data

LV EF,%

59.7 ± 7.4

LA dimension, mm

51.0 ± 11.7

MV operation

MV repair, n (%)

240 (100)

Concomitant cardiac surgery

AV repair, n (%)

80 (33.3)

TV repair, n (%)

64 (26.7)

CABG, n (%)

8 (3.3)

ASD or PFO closure, n (%)

9 (3.8)

Other, n (%)

3 (1.3)