Research Article
Clinical Evaluation of Titanium-Alloy Bands for Sternal Closure after Median Sternotomy: Single-Center Experience
| Total no. of cases | | 689 |
| Age (mean ± SD) | | 61.5 ± 11.4 | BMI (mean ± SD) | | 24.2 ± 4.1 | Gender | Male | 450 | Female | 239 |
| Procedures | CABG | 351 | Valvular | 214 | CABG + valvular | 39 | Congenital heart disease | 26 | Aortic | 37 | Others | 22 |
| Comorbidities (%) | Hypertension | 361 (52.4%) | Type 2 diabetes | 159 (23.1%) | Surgeries with CPB (%) | | 466 (67.6%) |
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