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Table 2

Patient characteristics. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients in the Hybrid System and MiECC groups.

Characteristic Hybrid system (n = 20) MiECC (n = 20) P-value
Mean age (years) 63.9 ± 6.96 59.2 ± 8.09 0.056
Male sex 18 (90%) 17 (85%) 0.633
Mean body surface area (m2) 1.91 ± 0.11 1.94 ± 0.13 0.478
Mean left ventricular ejection fraction (%) 59.2 ± 11.84 58 ± 10.05 0.721

MiECC: minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation.

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