Table 2 Incidence of base-line cardiovascular pathologies (%)
Surgical group | Medical group | |
|---|---|---|
Congestive heart failure | 3.3 | 10 |
Coronary disease | 3.3 | 10 |
Myocardial infarction | 13.3 | 5 |
Cardiac arrhythmias | 16.6 | - |
Peripheral vascular disease | 36.6 | - |
Cardiac valve calcification | 33.3 | 15 |