Table 3: Preoperative angiographic characteristics.

 

Group I

Group II

p Value

Coronary lesions. (AHA classification) 

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

Disease

1

4

0.011

Ejection fraction

 

 

 

 (mean ± SD) (%)

43 ± 10.4

45 ± 11.7

NS

Significant left ventricular

Dysfunction

25

22

0.031

AHA: American Heart Association; NS: Not significant