Table 1 Preoperative characteristics of the study population
Variable | Non-endpoint | endpoint | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 87 | 25 | |
Patient characteristics | |||
Age (years) | 56(51–59) | 63(55–67) | 0.003 |
Male | 68(78.2%) | 20(80.0%) | 0.892 |
Height (cm) | 169.3 ± 5.5 | 168.2 ± 7.5 | 0.409 |
Weight (Kg) | 72.1 ± 11.4 | 73.1 ± 14.9 | 0.685 |
BMI | 25.1 ± 3.3 | 25.7 ± 3.78 | 0.418 |
Medical history | |||
Hypertension | 66(75.8%) | 18(72.0%) | 0.942 |
Diabetes | 14(16.1) | 3(12.0%) | 0.565 |
Coronary artery disease | 7(8.1%) | 3(12.0%) | 0.489 |
Chronic kidney disease | 0(0%) | 3(12.0%) | 0.046 |
Cerebrovascular event | 0(0%) | 4(16.0%) | 0.016 |
Alcohol consumption | 20(23.0%) | 5(20%) | 0.802 |
Smoking | 36(41.4%) | 9(36.0%) | 0.829 |
Clinical features at presentation | |||
Heart rate (b.p.m) | 81(70–90) | 63(55–67) | 0.003 |
SBP (mmHg) | 138.9 ± 22.4 | 136.7 ± 21.1 | 0.623 |
DBP (mmHg) | 79.3 ± 16.3 | 77.9 ± 15.1 | 0.678 |
Laboratory parameters | |||
RBC (109 /L) | 4.2(3.8–4.5) | 3.88(3.4–4.3) | 0.016 |
HCT (fl) | 37.9 ± 5.7 | 34.7 ± 5.5 | 0.008 |
Platele (109/L) | 164(135–202) | 132(104–159) | 0.003 |
WBC (109/L) | 9.7(7.9–13.4) | 8.9(7.6–11.2) | 0.351 |
Lymphocyte percentage (%) | 10.2 ± 6.1 | 10.3 ± 5.9 | 0.956 |
Haemoglobin (g/L) | 126.7 ± 19.1 | 116.6 ± 19.3 | 0.015 |
Serum albumin (g/L) | 36.3 ± 3.9 | 34.1 ± 4.8 | 0.017 |
Creatinine (μmol/L) | 89.2 ± 54.3 | 150.4 ± 158.24 | 0.007 |
Serum urea nitrogen (mmol/L) | 6.7 ± 2.9 | 9.7 ± 5.3 | < 0.001 |
Admission glucose (mmol/L) | 7.1 ± 3.1 | 2.3 ± 2.3 | 0.761 |
APTT (s) | 39.1(34.6–42.3) | 38.2(34.1–40.6) | 0.404 |
INR | 1.12(1.05–1.19) | 1.15(1.08–1.25) | 0.061 |
CK-MB (ng/ml) | 2.1 ± 3.8 | 2.4 ± 2.3 | 0.761 |
Imaging parameters | |||
EF (%) | 62.6 ± 4.1 | 60.8 ± 4.3 | 0.036 |
Pericardial effusion | 32(36.8%) | 6(24.0%) | 0.367 |
Aortic sinus inner diameter (cm) | 3.9 ± 0.6 | 4.1 ± 0.6 | 0.155 |
Ascending aorta diameter (cm) | 4.6 ± 0.7 | 5.1 ± 0.8 | 0.003 |
Distal inner diameter of aortic arch (cm) | 3.4 ± 0.4 | 3.5 ± 0.5 | 0.196 |
Proximal inner diameter of descending thoracic aorta (cm) | 3.9(3.5–4.2) | 4.0(3.3–4.4) | 0.985 |