Table 1.
Prognostic factors for heart failure among studied subjects
| Factors | All patients | Males | Females | p-value |
| N = 79 | N = 44 | N = 35 | ||
| LVEF ≤ 40% | 35(44.3%) | 20(45.5%) | 15(42.9%) | 0.817 |
| Anaemia | 32(40.5%) | 21(47.7%) | 11(31.4%) | 0.143 |
| Abnormal rhythm | 24(30.4%) | 13(29.6%) | 11(31.4%) | 0.857 |
| Prolonged QTc | 22(27.9%) | 18(40.9%) | 4(11.4%) | 0.004* |
| Advanced age | 16(20.3%) | 7(15.9%) | 9(25.7%) | 0.399 |
| Renal impairment | 9(11.4%) | 7(15.9%) | 2(5.7%) | 0.157 |
| Complete LBBB | 2(2.5%) | 2(4.6%) | 0(0%) | __ |
Key: N, Number of patients; LVEF, Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction; LBBB, Left Bundle Branch Block. * p-value statistically significant. Values are presented as N with percentages in parenthesis.