Table 1:
Patients’ Baseline Characteristics
| Characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mean age (years) | 60 ± 17 | |
| n | % | |
| Number of patients | 53 | 100% |
| Female | 14 | 26% |
| Hypertension | 30 | 57% |
| Diabetes | 7 | 13% |
| Dyslipidemia | 39 | 74% |
| Smoker | 19 | 36% |
| Obesity | 8 | 15% |
| CAD | 34 | 64% |
| Valvular heart disease | 24 | 45% |
| Peripheral artery disease | 14 | 26% |
| History of arrhythmia | 9 | 17% |
| COPD | 2 | 4% |
| SAS | 5 | 9% |
| Sinus rhythm | 49 | 92% |
| LBBB | 1 | 2% |
| RBBB | 2 | 4% |
| First-degree AV block | 4 | 8% |
| AF | 4 | 8% |
Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; AV, atrioventricular; CAD, coronary artery disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LBBB, left bundle branch block; RBBB, right bundle branch block; SAS, sleep apnea syndrome.