Table 1 Baseline Characteristics
From: Comparison of anticoagulated versus non-anticoagulated patients with intra-aortic balloon pumps
Heparin group (n = 82) | Non-heparin group (n = 65) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years)a | 67 ± 10.8 | 68 ± 12.1 |
Sex (male) | 52 (63.4) | 51 (78.5) |
Body mass index (kg/m2)a | 29.3 ± 6.3 | 29.2 ± 7.5 |
Creatinine clearance (mL/min)a | 67.2 ± 31.3 | 62.7 ± 34.5 |
Admitted to coronary care unit | 48 (58.5) | 11 (16.9) |
Admitted to cardiac surgery | 34 (41.5) | 53 (83.1) |
Hypertension | 58 (70.7) | 55 (84.6) |
Atrial arrhythmias | 18 (22.0) | 14 (21.5) |
Ventricular arrhythmias | 10 (12.2) | 8 (12.3) |
Valvular disease | 13 (15.9) | 24 (36.9) |
Coronary artery disease | 47 (72.3) | 39 (60.0) |
Heart failure | 25 (30.5) | 21 (32.3) |
On concurrent extracorpeal membrane oxygenation | 10 (12.2) | 1 (1.5) |