Baseline characteristics
| N=745 | |||
| Age mean±SD, years | 62.9±12.3 | ||
| Female | 327 | 43.9% | |
| Body mass index mean±SD, kg/m2 | 25.4±3.9 | ||
| Euroscore 1 mean±SD | 4.5±2.2 | ||
| Euroscore 2 mean±SD | 1.4±1.2 | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 39 | 5.2% | |
| Atrial fibrillation | 272 | 36.5% | |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 6 | 0.8% | |
| eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2 | 119 | 16.0% | |
| Stroke | 37 | 5.0% | |
| Transient ischaemic attack | 31 | 4.2% | |
| COPD | GOLD 1 | 21 | 2.8% |
| GOLD 2 | 24 | 3.2% | |
| GOLD 3 | 7 | 0.9% | |
| GOLD 4 | 3 | 0.4% | |
| Endocarditis | Active | 2 | 0.3% |
| Healed | 22 | 3.0% | |
| Good left ventricular function | 640 | 86.0% | |
| Good right ventricular function | 731 | 98.2% | |
| Pulmonary hypertension | Yes | 264 | 37.4% |
| No | 441 | 62.6% | |
| Missing | 40 | ||
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.