Characteristics of patients with a waiting list related death by initially assigned priority for surgery
| Priority 1 (“urgent”) (n = 25) | Priority 2 (“soon”) (n = 80) | Priority 3 (“delayed”) (n = 76) | Total (n = 181) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male sex (%) | 68 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 72 (9) | 67 (9) | 66 (9) | 67 (9) |
| Mean (SD) body mass index3-150 | 26 (4) | 26 (4) | 27 (5) | 26 (4) |
| Smoked within the past 3 years (%) | 25 | 51 | 45 | 45 |
| Previous infarction (%) | 56 | 43 | 51 | 48 |
| Previous heart surgery or PTCA (%) | 24 | 16 | 8 | 14 |
| Coronary disease | ||||
| Left main or three vessel disease (%) | 68 | 63 | 61 | 62 |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction < 40% (%) | 24 | 25 | 16 | 21 |
↵3-150 Body mass index = weight (kg)/(height (m))2; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.