Table 1.

Characteristics of Sample (N = 20)

Characteristics	Mean (± SD) or n (%)
Age (years)	58 (± 10)
Education (years)	15 (± 3)
Ethnicity (Caucasian)	18 (90)
Male	14 (70)
Marital status (married)	12 (60)
Living arrangement (live with someone)	15 (75)
New York Heart Association functional class
NYHA II	6 (30)
NYHA III	8 (40)
NYHA IV	6 (30)
Heart failure etiology (ischemic)	11 (55)
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction	34 (± 12)
Co-morbidities/Treatment
Hypertension (yes)	16 (80)
Arterial fibrillation (yes)	9 (45)
Diabetes (yes)	6 (30)
Kidney disease (yes)	4 (20)
Treatment
Implantable cardiovascular defibrillator (yes)	9 (45)
Coronary artery bypass surgery (yes)	5 (25)