Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Cardiol. Oct 26, 2017; 9(10): 787-793
Published online Oct 26, 2017. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v9.i10.787
Table 1 Characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors of the study patients
n (%)
Age (yr)68.3 ± 12.4
Gender
Female101 (56)
Male79 (44)
Dyspnea (New York Heart Association)
Class I7 (4)
Class II25 (14)
Class III125 (69)
Class IV23 (13)
Cardiac rhythm
Sinus rhythm77 (43)
Atrial fibrillation87 (48)
Branch block40 (22)
Pacemaker16 (9)
Risk factors
Arterial hypertension79 (44)
Hypercholesterolemia77 (43)
Tobacco44 (24)
Diabetes42 (23)
Lower limb or supra-aortic obstructive arteriopathy20 (11)
Pulmonary disease25 (14)
Cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack19 (11)
Rheumatic valve disease40 (22)
Myocardial infarction12 (7)
Pacemaker implantation16 (9)
Reoperation26 (14)
Other heart disease
Aortic regurgitation19 (11)
Aortic stenosis30 (17)
Combined aortic stenosis/regurgitation15 (8)
Mitral regurgitation99 (55)
Mitral stenosis21 (12)
Combined mitral stenosis/regurgitation21 (12)
Pulmonary valve regurgitation1 (0.6)
Coronary artery disease28 (16)
Acute endocarditis9 (5)
Interventricular or interatrial septal defect3 (1.7)