Table 1.
Causes of heart failure in the study groups
| Cause of failure | DHF | SHF | Total |
| Coronary artery disease | 9/29 (31%) | 17/39 (44%) | 26/68 (38%) |
| History of old MI | 2/29 (7%) | 13/39 (33%) | 15/68 (22%) |
| Hypertension | 15/29 (52%) | 16/39 (41%) | 31/68 (48%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 8/29 (28%) | 18/39 (46%) | 26/68 (38%) |
| LVH | 28/29 (96%) | 37/39 (95%) | 65/68 (96%) |
DHF, diastolic heart failure; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy, defined as left ventricular mass index ≥131 g/m2 in men and ≥100 g/m2 in women; MI, myocardial infarction; SHF, systolic heart failure.