Table 1.

 Baseline characteristics and medication

	Atorvastatin treated group	Control group
Number of patients	17	18
Age (years)	63 (12.5)	67 (9.9)
Body mass index (kg/m2)	26.5 (3.3)	27.1 (3.3)
Cholesterol (mmol/l)	5.22 (0.58)	4.96 (0.88)
Triglycerides (mmol/l)	1.37 (0.35)	1.37 (0.3)
HDL (mmol/l)	0.76 (0.15)	0.79 (0.19)
Ejection fraction (%)	26.6 (3.1)	27.9 (6.6)
NYHA class	3.6 (0.4)	3.3 (0.7)
Medication
ACE inhibitors	17	18
Diuretics	17	18
β Blockers	6	7
Aldosterone inhibitors	7	7
Amiodarone	4	5

Data are mean (SD) or number.

There were no significant differences between the two groups.

ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; HDL, high density lipoprotein; NYHA, New York Heart Association.