Table 1:

Patient characteristics

Overall cohort
Propensity score-matched cohort
Sternotomy (n = 294)Minimally invasive procedure (n = 311)Standardized differenceSternotomy (n = 251)Minimally invasive procedure (n = 251)Standardized difference
Age (years), mean ± SD63.1 ± 12.262.3 ± 11.80.067462.4 ± 12.661.1 ± 12.40.1050
Female gender, n (%)96 (32.7)76 (24.4)0.182470 (27.9)72 (28.7)−0.0177
Height (cm), mean ± SD174 ± 10176 ± 10−0.2215175 ± 10176 ± 10−0.0926
Weight (kg), mean ± SD77 ± 1578 ± 14−0.038578 ± 1577 ± 150.1075
Creatinine preoperatively (µmol/l), mean ± SD87 ± 2287 ± 18−0.008186 ± 2187 ± 19−0.0523
Hypertension, n (%)111 (37.8)117 (37.6)0.002893 (37.1)91 (36.3)0.0165
Prior stroke, n (%)16 (5.4)24 (7.7)−0.091711 (4.4)16 (6.4)−0.0882
Extracardiac arteriopathy, n (%)6 (2.0)2 (0.6)0.12154 (1.6)2 (0.8)0.0732
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)17 (5.8)12 (3.9)0.089816 (6.4)8 (3.2)0.1495
Chronic lung disease, n (%)23 (7.8)16 (5.1)0.108817 (6.8)13 (5.2)0.0671
Recent myocardial infarction, n (%)1 (0.3)1 (0.3)0.00321 (0.4)1 (0.4)0
Atrial fibrillation, n (%)0.18490.1186
 No163 (55.4)200 (64.3)143 (57.0)157 (62.5)
 Paroxysmal59 (20.1)53 (17.0)50 (19.9)46 (18.3)
 Non-paroxysmal72 (24.5)58 (18.6)58 (23.1)48 (19.1)
Prior percutaneous coronary intervention, n (%)10 (3.4)10 (3.2)0.01048 (3.2)9 (3.6)−0.0220
Left ventricular ejection fraction, n (%)0.34760.0822
 >50%157 (53.4)217 (69.8)152 (60.6)157 (62.5)
 30–50%126 (42.9)89 (28.6)96 (38.2)89 (35.5)
 <30%11 (3.7)5 (1.6)3 (1.2)5 (2.0)
Elective surgery, n (%)266 (90.5)297 (95.5)−0.1973232 (92.4)237 (94.4)−0.0803
EuroSCORE II, mean ± SD2.92 ± 2.832.13 ± 2.090.31442.39 ± 2.302.37 ± 2.250.0093
Primary indication for surgery, n (%)0.0607−0.0827
 Mitral regurgitation275 (93.5)286 (92.0)233 (92.8)238 (94.8)
 Mitral stenosis19 (6.5)25 (8)18 (7.2)13 (5.2)
Overall cohort
Propensity score-matched cohort
Sternotomy (n = 294)Minimally invasive procedure (n = 311)Standardized differenceSternotomy (n = 251)Minimally invasive procedure (n = 251)Standardized difference
Age (years), mean ± SD63.1 ± 12.262.3 ± 11.80.067462.4 ± 12.661.1 ± 12.40.1050
Female gender, n (%)96 (32.7)76 (24.4)0.182470 (27.9)72 (28.7)−0.0177
Height (cm), mean ± SD174 ± 10176 ± 10−0.2215175 ± 10176 ± 10−0.0926
Weight (kg), mean ± SD77 ± 1578 ± 14−0.038578 ± 1577 ± 150.1075
Creatinine preoperatively (µmol/l), mean ± SD87 ± 2287 ± 18−0.008186 ± 2187 ± 19−0.0523
Hypertension, n (%)111 (37.8)117 (37.6)0.002893 (37.1)91 (36.3)0.0165
Prior stroke, n (%)16 (5.4)24 (7.7)−0.091711 (4.4)16 (6.4)−0.0882
Extracardiac arteriopathy, n (%)6 (2.0)2 (0.6)0.12154 (1.6)2 (0.8)0.0732
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)17 (5.8)12 (3.9)0.089816 (6.4)8 (3.2)0.1495
Chronic lung disease, n (%)23 (7.8)16 (5.1)0.108817 (6.8)13 (5.2)0.0671
Recent myocardial infarction, n (%)1 (0.3)1 (0.3)0.00321 (0.4)1 (0.4)0
Atrial fibrillation, n (%)0.18490.1186
 No163 (55.4)200 (64.3)143 (57.0)157 (62.5)
 Paroxysmal59 (20.1)53 (17.0)50 (19.9)46 (18.3)
 Non-paroxysmal72 (24.5)58 (18.6)58 (23.1)48 (19.1)
Prior percutaneous coronary intervention, n (%)10 (3.4)10 (3.2)0.01048 (3.2)9 (3.6)−0.0220
Left ventricular ejection fraction, n (%)0.34760.0822
 >50%157 (53.4)217 (69.8)152 (60.6)157 (62.5)
 30–50%126 (42.9)89 (28.6)96 (38.2)89 (35.5)
 <30%11 (3.7)5 (1.6)3 (1.2)5 (2.0)
Elective surgery, n (%)266 (90.5)297 (95.5)−0.1973232 (92.4)237 (94.4)−0.0803
EuroSCORE II, mean ± SD2.92 ± 2.832.13 ± 2.090.31442.39 ± 2.302.37 ± 2.250.0093
Primary indication for surgery, n (%)0.0607−0.0827
 Mitral regurgitation275 (93.5)286 (92.0)233 (92.8)238 (94.8)
 Mitral stenosis19 (6.5)25 (8)18 (7.2)13 (5.2)

EuroSCORE: European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation; SD: standard deviation.

Table 1:

Patient characteristics

Overall cohort
Propensity score-matched cohort
Sternotomy (n = 294)Minimally invasive procedure (n = 311)Standardized differenceSternotomy (n = 251)Minimally invasive procedure (n = 251)Standardized difference
Age (years), mean ± SD63.1 ± 12.262.3 ± 11.80.067462.4 ± 12.661.1 ± 12.40.1050
Female gender, n (%)96 (32.7)76 (24.4)0.182470 (27.9)72 (28.7)−0.0177
Height (cm), mean ± SD174 ± 10176 ± 10−0.2215175 ± 10176 ± 10−0.0926
Weight (kg), mean ± SD77 ± 1578 ± 14−0.038578 ± 1577 ± 150.1075
Creatinine preoperatively (µmol/l), mean ± SD87 ± 2287 ± 18−0.008186 ± 2187 ± 19−0.0523
Hypertension, n (%)111 (37.8)117 (37.6)0.002893 (37.1)91 (36.3)0.0165
Prior stroke, n (%)16 (5.4)24 (7.7)−0.091711 (4.4)16 (6.4)−0.0882
Extracardiac arteriopathy, n (%)6 (2.0)2 (0.6)0.12154 (1.6)2 (0.8)0.0732
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)17 (5.8)12 (3.9)0.089816 (6.4)8 (3.2)0.1495
Chronic lung disease, n (%)23 (7.8)16 (5.1)0.108817 (6.8)13 (5.2)0.0671
Recent myocardial infarction, n (%)1 (0.3)1 (0.3)0.00321 (0.4)1 (0.4)0
Atrial fibrillation, n (%)0.18490.1186
 No163 (55.4)200 (64.3)143 (57.0)157 (62.5)
 Paroxysmal59 (20.1)53 (17.0)50 (19.9)46 (18.3)
 Non-paroxysmal72 (24.5)58 (18.6)58 (23.1)48 (19.1)
Prior percutaneous coronary intervention, n (%)10 (3.4)10 (3.2)0.01048 (3.2)9 (3.6)−0.0220
Left ventricular ejection fraction, n (%)0.34760.0822
 >50%157 (53.4)217 (69.8)152 (60.6)157 (62.5)
 30–50%126 (42.9)89 (28.6)96 (38.2)89 (35.5)
 <30%11 (3.7)5 (1.6)3 (1.2)5 (2.0)
Elective surgery, n (%)266 (90.5)297 (95.5)−0.1973232 (92.4)237 (94.4)−0.0803
EuroSCORE II, mean ± SD2.92 ± 2.832.13 ± 2.090.31442.39 ± 2.302.37 ± 2.250.0093
Primary indication for surgery, n (%)0.0607−0.0827
 Mitral regurgitation275 (93.5)286 (92.0)233 (92.8)238 (94.8)
 Mitral stenosis19 (6.5)25 (8)18 (7.2)13 (5.2)
Overall cohort
Propensity score-matched cohort
Sternotomy (n = 294)Minimally invasive procedure (n = 311)Standardized differenceSternotomy (n = 251)Minimally invasive procedure (n = 251)Standardized difference
Age (years), mean ± SD63.1 ± 12.262.3 ± 11.80.067462.4 ± 12.661.1 ± 12.40.1050
Female gender, n (%)96 (32.7)76 (24.4)0.182470 (27.9)72 (28.7)−0.0177
Height (cm), mean ± SD174 ± 10176 ± 10−0.2215175 ± 10176 ± 10−0.0926
Weight (kg), mean ± SD77 ± 1578 ± 14−0.038578 ± 1577 ± 150.1075
Creatinine preoperatively (µmol/l), mean ± SD87 ± 2287 ± 18−0.008186 ± 2187 ± 19−0.0523
Hypertension, n (%)111 (37.8)117 (37.6)0.002893 (37.1)91 (36.3)0.0165
Prior stroke, n (%)16 (5.4)24 (7.7)−0.091711 (4.4)16 (6.4)−0.0882
Extracardiac arteriopathy, n (%)6 (2.0)2 (0.6)0.12154 (1.6)2 (0.8)0.0732
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)17 (5.8)12 (3.9)0.089816 (6.4)8 (3.2)0.1495
Chronic lung disease, n (%)23 (7.8)16 (5.1)0.108817 (6.8)13 (5.2)0.0671
Recent myocardial infarction, n (%)1 (0.3)1 (0.3)0.00321 (0.4)1 (0.4)0
Atrial fibrillation, n (%)0.18490.1186
 No163 (55.4)200 (64.3)143 (57.0)157 (62.5)
 Paroxysmal59 (20.1)53 (17.0)50 (19.9)46 (18.3)
 Non-paroxysmal72 (24.5)58 (18.6)58 (23.1)48 (19.1)
Prior percutaneous coronary intervention, n (%)10 (3.4)10 (3.2)0.01048 (3.2)9 (3.6)−0.0220
Left ventricular ejection fraction, n (%)0.34760.0822
 >50%157 (53.4)217 (69.8)152 (60.6)157 (62.5)
 30–50%126 (42.9)89 (28.6)96 (38.2)89 (35.5)
 <30%11 (3.7)5 (1.6)3 (1.2)5 (2.0)
Elective surgery, n (%)266 (90.5)297 (95.5)−0.1973232 (92.4)237 (94.4)−0.0803
EuroSCORE II, mean ± SD2.92 ± 2.832.13 ± 2.090.31442.39 ± 2.302.37 ± 2.250.0093
Primary indication for surgery, n (%)0.0607−0.0827
 Mitral regurgitation275 (93.5)286 (92.0)233 (92.8)238 (94.8)
 Mitral stenosis19 (6.5)25 (8)18 (7.2)13 (5.2)

EuroSCORE: European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation; SD: standard deviation.

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