Table 1.

Patient characteristics

	Enrolled	Age	Gender (M/F)	LVEF %
Controls	22	40 ± 13	16/6	61 ± 8
CAD (no MI)	24	65 ± 8	17/7	62 ± 8
CHD (previous MI)	28	64 ± 9	23/5	50 ± 14
DCM	10	68 ± 9	8/2	39 ± 8
Hypertension	13	60 ± 7	8/5	61 ± 9
COPD	18	62 ± 12	15/3	61 ± 3
Valvular disease	14	59 ± 15	8/6	60 ± 11
Corrected congenital	13	28 ± 14	5/8	46 ± 32
Diagnostic	30	48 ± 16	18/12	58 ± 10

CAD = Coronary Artery Disease; MI = Myocardial Infarction; DCM = Dilated Cardiomyopathy; COPD = Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease