Morbidities
Prolonged ventilation (>72 h) 2 (2.3%)
Re-intubation 4 (5.8%)
Re-exploration 1 (1.4%)
Required hemodialysis 5 (7.2%)
Cerebral infarction 1 (1.4%)
Transient ischemic attack 2 (2.9%)
Postoperative atrial fibrillation 29 (42.0%)
Deep wound infection 0 (0%)
Operative/in-hospital death 0 (0%)
Postoperative Echocardiogram
LV ejection fraction (%) 24.3 ± 8.5
Left atrial diameter (mm) 46.0 ± 6.6
LV diameter in diastole (mm) 62.5 ± 8.9
LV diameter in systole (mm) 56.1 ± 9.5
Mitral regurgitation 0.75 ± 0.9
Tricuspid regurgitation 1.7 ± 0.7
LV = left ventricular; SD = standard deviation
Table 3. Results of the log-rank test stratified by variables