Patient Characteristics (Table 2)
This study included 89 patients with dialysis-dependent end-stage renal disease (73 men and 16 women, with a mean age of 65.7 ± 10.3 years. In the BITA group, ejection fraction (EF) < 40% (p = 0.029) and triple vessel disease (p = 0.00039) was more common. In the SITA group, double-vessel disease was more frequent (p = 0.00019).