Table 1

Baseline clinical characteristics of patients with MVP with and without VAs

Overall populationMVP without VAMVP with VAP value
N=610N=543N=67
Age at surgery, years66 (IQR 57–73)66 (IQR 58–74)62 (IQR 51–71)0.002
Female, n (%)219 (36%)187 (34%)32 (48%)0.032
Barlow, n (%)287 (47%)243 (45%)44 (66%)0.001
NYHA, n (%)0.231
 I167 (28%)148 (27%)19 (28%)
 II303 (50%)264 (49%)39 (58%)
 III130 (21%)121 (22%)9 (13%)
 IV8 (1%)8 (2%)0 (0%)
Hypertension, n (%)256 (42%)225 (41%)31 (46%)0.45
Diabetes, n (%)17 (3%)15 (3%)2 (3%)0.917
Creatinine, mmol/L85 (IQR 74–97)86 (IQR 76–98)77 (IQR 69–89)0.001
eGFR, mL/min/1,73 m2 77 (IQR 62–90)76 (IQR 61–90)82 (IQR 71–103)0.009
History of AF, n (%)201 (33%)185 (34%)16 (24%)0.094
Concomitant CABG, n (%)107 (18%)98 (18%)9 (13%)0.351
  • AF, atrial fibrillation; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; MAZE, surgical atrial fibrillation ablation; NYHA, New York Heart Association; TVP, tricuspid valve annuloplasty; VA, ventricular arrhythmia.