Table 1.
Population characteristics for patients with documented systolic dysfunction
| Eligible (n = 332) | Ineligible (n = 1142) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Male (%) | 250 (75.3 %) | 842 (73.7 %) |
| Age (years) | 67.6 +/− 12.8 | 64.7+/− 13.2 | |
| Length of stay (days) | 15 +/− 21 | 9 +/− 13 | |
| Medical history | Hypertension | 199 (59.9 %) | 624 (54.6 %) |
| Dyslipidemia | 132 (39.8 %) | 407 (35.6 %) | |
| Diabetes | 187 (56.3 %) | 272 (23.8 %) | |
| Smoking | 107 (32.2 %) | 399 (34.9 %) | |
| Myocardial infarction | 117 (35.2 %) | 257 (22.5 %) | |
| Heart failure | 86 (25.9 %) | 77 (6.7 %) | |
| Clinical data | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 114 +/−18 | 119 +/− 23 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 78 +/− 15 | 72 +/− 14 | |
| Ejection fraction | 32.7 +/− 7.1 | 45.6+/− 6.9 | |
| STEMI | 141 (42.5 %) | 637 (55.8 %) | |
| Laboratory data | Peak troponin T (μg/L) | 4.0 +/− 5.9 | 3.7+/− 4.9 |
| Peak potassium (mmol/L) | 4.5 +/− 0.4 | 4.5 +/− 0.5 | |
| Estimated GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 81 +/− 36 | 77 +/− 30 |
EF ejection fraction, μg/L micrograms per liter, μmol/L micromole per liter, mmHg millimeters mercury, mmol/L millimoles per liter, STEMI ST elevation myocardial infarction. All numerical values shown +/− standard deviation