Variable
HCR (n = 100) CABG (n = 100) PCI (n = 100) p value (HCR vs. CABG) p value (HCR vs. PCI)
Age, years, mean ± SD 67.5 ± 10.1 67.0 ± 9.3 67.8 ± 10.5 0.97 0.80
Female gender, n 16 11 16 0.41 1.0
BMI, kg/m2, mean ± SD 27.5 ± 3.6 27.7 ± 5.0 27.5 ± 4.8 0.67 0.97
LVEF, %, mean ± SD 53.3 ± 11.0 52.5 ± 10.7 54.5 ± 11.3 0.61 0.45
SYNTAX score, mean ± SD 28.9 ± 10.6 32.2 ± 7.9 22.1 ± 7.6 0.018 < 0.01
Diabetes mellitus, n 53 47 50 0.48 0.78
Peripheral vascular disease, n 10 6 11 0.44 1.0
Cerebrovascular disease, n 10 7 11 0.61 1.0
CHF (NYHA III/IV), n 16 13 13 0.69 0.69
Prior MI, n 28 31 29 0.76 0.95
COPD, n 2 2 0 1.0 0.50
ESRD, n 3 3 3 1.0 1.0