Table 1.

Patients’ characteristics

	CAD	SX	DCM	Control
N	15	14	16	13
Mean age (range)	64 (50–81)	55 (34–76)	78 (45–91)	58 (48–73)
Use of β-blocker (%)	100	21	75	54
Use of ACE-inhibitor (%)	67	36	81	8
Use of vasodilator (%)	13	57	50	38
Use of statin (%)	53	43	0	15
Use of diuretics (%)	27	14	56	14
Known with diabetes (%)	0	7	6	8

CAD, Coronary artery disease; SX, syndrome X, DCM, dilating cardiomyopathy