Table 1.

Patient characteristics and medications at baseline

	HIT (n=29)	Standard care (n=37)	P
Characteristic
Age of donor, years	29 (22 to 46)	34 (29 to 48)	0.25
Sex of donor, male	19 (66)	26 (70)	0.68
Cold ischaemic time, min	205 (92 to 235)	214 (95 to 245)	0.56
Age of recipient, years	52 (42 to 58)	52 (40 to 57)	0.90
Sex of recipient, male	20 (69)	27 (73)	0.72
LVAD	4 (14)	6 (16)	0.79
Reason for transplantation			0.22
DCM	14 (48)	14 (38)
ICM	9 (31)	8 (22)
Other	6 (21)	15 (41)
Immunosuppressant
Cyclosporine	20 (69)	28 (76)	0.54
Tacrolimus	9 (31)	9 (24)	0.54
Everolimus	10 (34)	11 (30)	0.68
Mycophenolate	26 (90)	33 (89)	1.00
Prednisolone	29 (100)	37 (100)	1.00
Medication at baseline
Antiplatelet agents	4 (14)	4 (11)	0.72
Anticoagulation	4 (14)	2 (5)	0.39
Beta-blockers	8 (28)	11 (30)	0.85
ACE inhibitors	0 (0)	1 (3)	1.00
Angiotensin-receptor blockers	2 (7)	1 (3)	0.58
Statins	28 (97)	37 (100)	0.44
Diuretics	25 (86)	31 (84)	1.00

Data are n (%), median (IQR), or mean±SD values. p values are for between-groups comparisons at baseline.

ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; HIT, high-intensity interval training; ICM, ischaemic cardiomyopathy; LVAD, left ventricular assist device.