Table 1. Clinical characteristics.
| A. Patients with heart failure | |||
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| Sex | Age (y) | Cardiomyopathy | Medications |
| F | 49 | Non ischemic, idiopathic | Diuretic, Inotropes, Digoxin |
| M | 65 | Ischemic | Diuretic, ACE inhibitor/ARB, β-blockers, Inotropes, Digoxin, Statin, Insulin |
| M | 63 | Ischemic | Diuretic, ACE inhibitor/ARB, β-blockers, Statin |
| M | 49 | Non ischemic, idiopathic | Diuretics, Inotropes |
| M | 39 | Non ischemic, idiopathic | Inotropes, Statin |
| M | 64 | Ischemic | Diuretics, β-blockers, Inotropes, digoxin |
| M | 61 | Ischemic | Diuretic, ACE inhibitor/ARB, Inotropes, Statin - |
| F | 23 | Non ischemic, postpartum | Diuretic, ACE inhibitor/ARB, β-blockers, Inotropes |
| M | 20 | Non ischemic, idiopathic | Diuretic, ACE inhibitor/ARB, Digoxin |
| M | 53 | Ischemic | Diuretic, β-blockers, Inotropes, Digoxin |
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| B. Donors with non-failing hearts | |||
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| Sex | Age (y) | Cause of death | |
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| F | 31 | Stroke | |
| M | 59 | Stroke | |
| F | 18 | Head Trauma | |
| F | 38 | Stroke | |
| M | 28 | Head Trauma | |
| M | 33 | Head Trauma | |