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Table 1 Preoperative characteristics of the patients

From: Levosimendan may improve survival in patients requiring mechanical assist devices for post-cardiotomy heart failure

Characteristic

Conventional

Levosimendan

P value

n

29

9

 

Age (years)

68 ± 7a

57 ± 8a

0.001

Body mass index

27.1 ± 3a

26.3 ± 3a

0.41

Male:female

19:10

8:1

0.31

LVEF

34 ± 14a

33 ± 17a

0.96

Coronary artery disease

26

7

0.55

Arterial hypertension

23

7

0.94

Pulmonary arterial hypertension

3

2

0.61

Diabetes mellitus

12

3

0.73

Chronic renal insufficiency

10

2

0.59

Peripheral vascular disease

7

2

0.94

Atrial fibrillation

12

3

0.74

Hyperlipidemia

15

4

0.42

Nicotine abuse

6

4

0.13

COPD

5

2

0.71

  1. aMean ± standard deviation. Mann-Whitney-U test was used to determine p values between the groups. Chi square test was used to compare categorial data. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction.