|
Experienced
n=444 (77.2%)
|
Less experienced
n=131 (22.8%)
|
P
|
Age (mean ± SD)
|
66.1 ± 13.3 |
66.5 ± 4.9 |
0.326 |
Male sex |
270 (60.8) |
73 (55.7) |
0.312 |
Race, Asian |
4 (0.9) |
2 (1.5) |
0.001 |
Race, black |
12 (2.7) |
10 (7.6) |
|
Race, Caucasian |
416 (93.7) |
111 (84) |
|
Race, native American |
0 |
1 (0.8) |
|
Race, other |
6 (1.3) |
7 (5.3) |
|
BMI (mean ± SD)
|
26.3 ± 5 |
28.7 ± 1.9 |
0.023 |
DM |
56 (12.6) |
20 (15.3) |
0.463 |
Dyslipidemia |
247 (55.6) |
71 (54.2) |
0.842 |
Dialysis |
2 (0.4) |
2 (1.5) |
0.225 |
Hypertension |
292 (65.8) |
92 (70.2) |
0.399 |
Current smoker |
19 (4.3) |
3 (2.3) |
0.437 |
Chronic lung disease |
41 (9.2) |
22 (16) |
0.025 |
PVD |
22 (4.9) |
9 (6.9) |
0.383 |
CVD |
33 (7.4) |
13 (9.9) |
0.362 |
Previous MI |
45 (10.1) |
14 (10.7) |
0.870 |
CHF |
152 (34.2) |
58 (44.3) |
0.039 |
NYHA class I |
17 (3.8) |
5 (3.8) |
0.397 |
NYHA class II |
33 (7.4) |
8 (6.1) |
|
NYHA class III |
53 (11.9) |
21 (16.1) |
|
NYHA class IV |
47 (10.6) |
24 (18.3) |
|
Atrial fibrillation |
68 (15.3) |
26 (19.8) |
0.227 |
EF% (mean ± SD)
|
58.7 ± 10.2 |
54 ± 15.6 |
0.040 |
Prior sternotomy |
9 (2) |
5 (3.8) |
0.328 |
Urgent/emergent status |
75 (16.9) |
39 (29.8) |
0.002 |