Table 1.
Clinical features | Number of patients |
LVEF ≤20% | 23 (22%) |
LVEF >20%, ≤30% | 54 (52%) |
LVEF >30%, ≤35% | 27 (26%) |
Number of stenosed arteries (mean (SD)) | 2.1 (0.8) |
Previous MI | 97 (93%) |
Previous CABG | 16 (15%) |
Previous PTCA | 13 (13%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 15 (14%) |
Drug treatment | |
ACE inhibitors | 86 (83%) |
β Blockers | 53 (51%) |
Calcium antagonists | 29 (28%) |
Nitrates | 74 (71%) |
Diuretics | 66 (63%) |
Data are n (%) unless specified.
ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft surgery; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MI, myocardial infarction; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.