Table 1. Baseline Characteristics Of All 82 Patients.
| Parameter | n (%) |
| Age (years) | 57.6 ± 15.9 |
| Gender (male) | 55 (67.1) |
| Literate | 50 (61.0) |
| NYHA class III | 57 (69.5) |
| IV | 25 (30.5) |
| Clinical aetiology of AHF | |
| Hypertension | 36 (43.4) |
| Dilated cardiomyopathy | 23 (28.0) |
| Rheumatic heart disease | 8 (9.8) |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 7 (8.5) |
| Cor pulmonale | 3 (3.7) |
| HIV cardiomyopathy | 2 (2.4) |
| Endomyocardial fibrosis | 2 (2.4) |
| Infective endocarditis | 1 (1.2) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.7 ± 3.4 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 131.7 ± 30.4 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 82.3 ± 22.8 |
| PCV (%) | 34.9 ± 7.0 |
| Serum urea (mg/dl) | 52.1 ± 37.9 |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.5 ± 1.2 |
| eGFR (ml/min) | 68.5 ± 25.5 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 17 (20.7) |
| LVEF (%) | 22.3 ± 5.1 |
| Mortality | 55 (67.1) |