Variable MVr (n = 164) MVR (n = 229) P-value
Age (years) 64.02 ± 9.27 67.66 ± 9.09 <0.0001
Body surface area (m2) 1.86 ± 0.23 1.84 ± 0.22 0.4
Female gender 50 (30) 31 (36) 0.2
Hypertension 105 (63) 139 (61) 0.6
Hyperlipidemia 129 (79) 123 (55) <0.0001
Diabetes mellitus 53 (32) 51 (22) 0.03
History of smoking 118 (72) 154 (68) 0.4
Unstable angina 51 (31) 122 (54) <0.0001
LVEF < 40 % 92 (56) 119 (52) 0.4
NYHA Class IV symptoms 67 (41) 136 (60) 0.0003
Stroke/TIA 18 (8) 25 (11) 0.3
COPD 10 (6) 26 (11) 0.07
CHF 119 (73) 182 (80) 0.1
Cardiogenic shock 3 (2) 36 (16) <0.0001
MI within 30 days 32 (20) 73 (32) 0.006
PVD 25 (15) 59 (26) 0.01
Renal dialysis 4 (2) 18 (8) 0.02
Urgent/emergent surgery 73 (45) 138 (61) 0.002