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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Card Fail. 2009 Apr;15(3):171–181. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.01.013

Table 1.

Patient Screening/Baseline Characteristics

Cohort 1
1.4 × 1011 DRP
n = 3
Cohort 2
6 × 1011 DRP
n = 3
Cohort 3
3 × 1012 DRP
n = 3
Total
n = 9
Demographics
Age, y, mean (SD) 53 (7.0) 55 (4.6) 47.7 (9.0) 51.9 (7.0)
Male, n 3 2 2 7
Race, n
 Caucasian 3 3 1 7
 African American 0 0 2 2

NYHA status, number (%)
NYHA Class 3 (100) 3 (100) 3 (100) 3 (100)

Cardiac, mean (SD)
MLWHFQ (points) 46.0 (31.8) 46.3 (20.5) 40.7 (20.2) 44.3 (21.6)
6-min walk (meters) 376.7 (29.3) 421.7 (129.3) 386.3 (115.2) 394.9 (90.2)
VO2 max (mL ·kg·min) 14.6 (2.5) 13.0 (2.8) 14.9 (2.9) 14.2 (2.5)
LVESV (mL) 213.3 (44.9) 252.0 (86.6) 210.7 (47.4) 225.3 (57.8)
LVEF (%) 24.3 (6.0) 20.3 (4.5) 22 (3.6) 22.2 (4.5)
NT-Pro BNP (pg/mL) 1857 (1369) 3084 (1954) 10644 (17373) 5195 (9688)

Medical history, number
Coronary artery disease 2 1 1 4
Diabetes mellitus 1 0 2 3
Hypertension 1 0 2 3
Previous MI 2 1 1 4

Physical findings, mean (SD)
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 105.3 (20) 98.0 (5.3) 105.3 (4.2) 102.9 (11.2)
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 69.3 (1.2) 68.3 (10.4) 79.0 (1.7) 72.2 (7.4)
Body weight (kg) 94.0 (17.7) 85.0 (13.6) 94.7 (21.1) 91.2 (16.0)

DRP, DNase resistant particles; NYHA, New York Heart Association; MLWHFQ, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire; VO2 max, maximal oxygen uptake; LVESV, left ventricular end-systolic volume; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MI, myocardial infarction.

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