Mini-sternotomy (MS) (n = 50) | Full sternotomy (FS) (n = 52) | p | ||||
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LVEF (%) | Fair (30–49%)# | 5 | (10) | 7 | (13.5) | 0.58 |
Good (> 50%) | 45 | (90) | 45 | (86.5) | ||
Aortic stenosis | n (%) | 36 | (72) | 45 | (86.5) | 0.32 |
Aortic valve area (cm2) | (Mean ± SD) | 1.24 ± 0.37 | 1.15 ± 0.53 | 0.72 | ||
Preoperative peak Gr. on the valve (mmHg) | (Mean ± SD) | 71 ± 19.7 | 74.7 ± 23.7 | 0.38 | ||
Preoperative mean Gr. on the valve (mmHg) | (Mean ± SD) | 43 ± 12.5 | 47 ± 17.9 | 0.68 | ||
Reason for operation | Severe valve pathology | 22 | (44) | 0 | (0) | < 0.001 |
Anatomical | 25 | (50) | 46 | (88.5) | ||
Angina | 2 | (4) | 5 | (9.6) | ||
Unknown | 1 | (2) | 1 | (1.9) |