Table 1.
Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics of HF patients prior to CF-LVAD implantation
| Characteristics | Pre-implant HF patients (n = 31) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Non-SIRS (n = 15) |
SIRS (n = 16) |
|
| Demography | ||
| Age in years, median (IQR) | 63 (25 – 76) | 63 (48 – 71) |
| Sex, n (% male) | 13 (86.7 %) | 14 (87.5 %) |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian white, n (%) | 7 (46.7%) | 8 (50.0%) |
| Black, n (%) | 8 (53.3 %) | 8 (50.0 %) |
| Height in meter, median (IQR) | 1.8 (1.7 – 1.9) | 1.8 (1.6 – 1.9) |
| Weight in kilograms, median (IQR) | 84.0 (53.0 – 119.4) | 88.0 (68.9 – 127.9) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), median (IQR) | 26.7 (19.5 – 39.0) | 31.2 (23.0 – 38.2) |
| Body surface area (m2), median (IQR) | 2.1 (1.6 – 2.4) | 2.2 (1.8 – 2.5) |
| History of smoking, n (%) | 3 (20 %) | 4 (25.0 %) |
| History of substance abuse | ||
| Ethyl alcohol abuse, n (%) | 2 (13.3 %) | 3 (18.7 %) |
| Drug abuse, n (%) | 2 (13.3 %) | 4 (25.0 %) |
| Vital signs | ||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean±SD | 103.4 ± 18.5 | 100.3 ± 7.1 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean±SD | 67.0 ± 18.2 | 64.5 ± 6.8 |
| Etiology of heart disease | ||
| Ischemic cardiomyopathy, n (%) | 7 (46.7%) | 5 (31.3 %) |
| Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, n (%) | 6 (40.0%) | 6 (37.5 %) |
| Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy, n (%) | 2 (13.3 %) | 5 (31.3 %) |
| Echocardiographic parameters | ||
| Left ventricular end diastolic diameter (mm), mean±SD |
72.0 ± 11.0 | 67.6 ±11.4 |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction, (%), mean±SD |
12.5 ± 3.8 | 13.3 ± 4.1 |