Table 2 Pre-operative clinical risk factors analysis.

From: A multivariate and retrospective analysis of the impact of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in Open-Heart surgery

Variables

Group A

(Pre-Op) (n = 577)

Group B

(Intra-Op) (n = 475)

Group C

(Post-Op) (n = 62)

Total

(n = 1114)

p-value

Angina status – Unstable (%)

239 (21.45)

49 (4.39)

6 (0.54)

294 (26.4)

< .001S

Angina class – Canadian cardiovascular society (CCS)

    

< .001S

CCS 0 (%)

294 (51.0)

298 (62.7)

35 (56.5)

627 (56.3)

CCS 1 (%)

83 (14.4)

72 (15.2)

12 (19.4)

167 (15.0)

CCS 2 (%)

92 (15.9)

67 (14.1)

10 (16.1)

169 (15.2)

CCS 3 (%)

62 (10.7)

24 (5.1)

4 (6.5)

90 (8.1)

CCS 4 (%)

46 (8.0)

14 (2.9)

1 (1.6)

61 (5.5)

Dyspnoea status – New York Heart Association (NYHA)

    

0.353

NYHA 0 (%)

207 (35.9)

192 (40.4)

22 (35.5)

421 (37.8)

NYHA 1 (%)

63 (10.9)

54 (11.4)

8 (12.9)

125 (11.2)

NYHA 2 (%)

181 (31.4)

145 (30.5)

23 (37.1)

349 (31.3)

NYHA 3 (%)

96 (16.6)

72 (15.2)

8 (12.9)

176 (15.8)

NYHA 4 (%)

30 (5.2)

12 (2.5)

1 (1.6)

43 (3.9)

Interval Last MI to Surgery – 30 days (%)

462 (80.1)

274 (57.7)

28 (45.2)

764 (68.6)

< .001S

Previous PCI – Yes (%)

136 (23.6)

80 (16.8)

15 (24.2)

231 (20.7)

0.022S

Interval PCI to surgery > 6 h – Yes (%)

91 (15.8)

77 (16.2)

13 (21.0)

180 (16.2)

0.574

Previous cardiovascular intervention – Yes (%)

6 (1.0)

16 (3.4)

2 (3.2)

24 (2.2)

0.029S

Previous open-heart surgery – Yes (%)

5 (0.9)

15 (3.2)

2 (3.2)

22 (2.0)

0.022S

Any previous surgery/intervention – Yes (%)

571 (99.0)

460 (96.8)

60 (96.8)

1091 (97.9)

0.045S

Cardiogenic shock – Yes (%)

107 (18.5)

14 (2.9)

4 (6.5)

125 (11.2)

< .001S

IV nitrates/Heparin – Yes (%)

420 (72.8)

62 (13.1)

10 (16.1)

492 (44.2)

< .001S

Extent of coronary artery disease

    

0.003S

No coronary artery disease (%)

22 (3.8)

39 (8.2)

8 (12.9)

69 (6.2)

Single vessel disease – SVD (%)

25 (4.3)

16 (3.4)

5 (8.1)

46 (4.1)

Double vessel disease – DVD (%)

116 (20.1)

76 (16.0)

8 (12.9)

200 (18.0)

Tripple vessel disease – TVD (%)

414 (71.8)

344 (72.4)

41 (66.1)

799 (71.7)

Left mainstem disease – Yes (%)

320 (55.5)

135 (28.4)

13 (21.0)

468 (42.0)

< .001S

Ejection fraction (EF), mean ± SD*

41.4 ± 15.5

38.9 ± 16.1

45.7 ± 16.2

40.5 ± 15.7

0.001S

Ejection fraction categories

    

< .001S

Fair [30–49%] (%)

230 (39.9)

156 (32.8)

17 (27.4)

403 (36.2)

Good [> 49%] (%)

209 (36.2)

162 (34.1)

32 (51.6)

403 (36.2)

Poor [< 30%] (%)

138 (23.9)

157 (33.1)

13 (21.0)

308 (27.6)

Diastolic dysfunction (%)

212 (36.7)

208 (43.8)

25 (40.3)

445 (39.9)

0.067

Logistic EUROScore, mean ± SD#

4.9 ± 7.3

3.6 ± 4.8

4.0 ± 5.8

4.3 ± 6.3

0.208

  1. PCI = Percutaneous coronary intervention; CV=; CABG = Coronary artery bypass surgery; NYHA = New York Heart Association; MI = Myocardial infraction; CABG = Coronary artery bypass grafting; CAD = Coronary artery disease; SD = Standard deviation; S = Significant; *=ANOVA;#= Kruskal-Wallis Test.