Transapical Approach for Mitral Valve Repair during Insertion of a Left Ventricular Assist Device

Table 1

Clinical and demographic characteristics of 19 patients who underwent concomitant LVAD insertion and transapical MV repair.

	𝑁/average	%/std. dev.
Total	19	—
Age (years)	63.11	±8.92
Female	2	10%
White	11	58%
Black	5	26%
Asian	1	5%
Diabetes mellitus	6	32%
Hypertensive	8	42%
Previous LVAD	1	5%
Concomitant CABG	3	16%
BMI	30.02	±6.4
Current smoker	4	21%
Dialysis	1	5%
Chronic lung disease	10	53%

BMI: body mass index; CABG: coronary artery bypass graft.