Table 3: Preoperative angiographic characteristics.
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Group I |
Group II |
p Value |
|
Coronary lesions. (AHA classification) |
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Type A |
8 |
12 |
NS |
|
Type B |
20 |
21 |
NS |
|
Type C |
14 |
11 |
0.012 |
|
Single vessel |
10 |
14 |
0.023 |
|
Double vessel |
14 |
16 |
NS |
|
Triple vessel |
18 |
14 |
NS |
|
Left main coronary artery |
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Disease |
1 |
4 |
0.011 |
|
Ejection fraction |
|
|
|
|
(mean ± SD) (%) |
43 ± 10.4 |
45 ± 11.7 |
NS |
|
Significant left ventricular |
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Dysfunction |
25 |
22 |
0.031 |
AHA: American Heart Association; NS: Not significant