Clinical Study

Microcirculation and Macrocirculation in Cardiac Surgical Patients

Table 1

Demographic data and cardiovascular risk factors. Data are presented as absolute numbers (percentage) or median (range), as appropriate.

Age68 (28–82)

Gender11 Male/12 Female

BMI (kg/m2)27.1 (19–34.9)

Standard EuroSCORE6 (1–12)

Logistic EuroSCORE (%)5.4 (1.2–39.4)

Preoperative Risk Factors (No)
 Diabetes mellitus3 (13)
 Hypertension13 (57)
 Peripheral vascular disease4 (17)
 Dyslipidemia 7 (30)
 Previous MI4 (17)
 Current smoking6 (26)

EF (%)60 (40–65)

Type of surgery (No)
 Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)4
 Aortic/Mitral valve replacement (AVR/MVR)8
 Atrial septum defect closure1
 CABG and AVR2
 Ascending aorta replacement1
 Ascending aorta replacement and MVR1
 Bentall procedure4
 MVR and tricuspid valve repair2

CPB duration (min)155 (60–226)

Aortic cross clamp time (min)89 (32–156)

AV: aortic valve, BMI: body mass index, CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting, CPB: cardiopulmonary bypass, MI: myocardial infarction, MV: mitral valve, TV: tricuspid valve.