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Table 3 Preoperative characteristics in patients with EuroSCORE II ≥ 4.15

From: The impact of glutamate infusion on postoperative NT-proBNP in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: a randomized study

Variables

EuroSCORE II≥ 4.15 (n = 101)

Glutamate

(n = 56)

Control

(n = 45)

p-value

Age (years)

76 [71–79]

76 [70–79]

76 [72–79]

0.85

Female gender

38% (38)

32% (18)

44% (20)

0.22

BMI (kg•m2)

25 [22–28]

25 [22–28]

26 [23–28]

0.64

EuroSCORE II

5.83 [4.89–7.85]

5.86 [5.00–7.54]

5.83 [4.54–8.97]

0.82

Diabetes

29% (29)

27% (14)

33% (15)

0.38

Hypertension

72% (72)

68% (38)

76% (34)

0.50

COPD

18% (18)

21% (12)

13% (6)

0.31

NT-proBNP (ng•L−1)

1010 [450–2345]

790 [425–1895]

1265 [465–2915]

0.15

Hemoglobin (g•L−1)

132 [121–142]

133 [125–143]

130 [115–139]

0.08

Troponin T (ng•L−1)

10 [0–90]

0 [0–30]

40 [0–390]

< 0.0001

p-Creatinine (μmol•L−1)

97 [88–122]

97 [87–115]

97 [90–123]

0.51

eGFR (mL•min−1•1.73 m−2)

50 [41––68]

50 [44–72]

51 [38–66]

0.38

Cerebrovascular disease

21% (21)

20% (11)

23% (10)

0.81

Three-vessel disease

83% (83)

82% (46)

82% (37)

1

Left main stenosis

48% (48)

45% (25)

51% (23)

0.55

AMI < 3 weeks

73% (73)

73% (41)

71% (32)

0.83

History of AMI

82% (82)

82% (46)

80% (36)

0.80

CCS IV

80% (80)

82% (46)

76% (34)

0.47

Angina at rest < 48 h preoperatively

23% (23)

13% (7)

36% (16)

0.007

Moderate LV dysfunction

21% (21)

23% (13)

18% (8)

0.62

Severe LV dysfunction

14% (14)

9% (5)

20% (9)

0.15

  1. Data given as medians [interquartile range] or percentages (number)
  2. AMI < 3 weeks: acute myocardial infarction within 3 weeks of surgery; Angina at rest < 48 h preoperatively: angina at rest within 48 h before surgery
  3. BMI body mass index, CCS: Canadian Cardiovascular Society, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, EuroSCORE II European system for cardiac operative risk evaluation II, LV left ventricular eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate according to MDRD formula