2.1 | Patient’s characteristics
There were 126 men and 36 women (N=162) with median age 66 (IQR 57-75) years. Patient demographics and comorbidities are delineated in Table 1. Twenty-two patients were in NYHA functional class III/IV (13.6%). Reduced left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) (<50%) were identified in 42% of the cases. Mean EuroSCORE II of 1.8% (standard deviation (SD): 1.9).
TABLE 1 Patient demographics and comorbidities