Table 1.
Characteristics of study population.
| Total patients | 150 |
| Males | 102 (68%) |
| Females | 48 (32%) |
| Mean age (years) | 63.3 ± 14.4 |
| Males | 62.2 ± 14.3 |
| Females | 65.4 ± 14.4 |
| Age groups | |
| <50 Years | 40 (26.7%) |
| 51–70 Years | 65 (43.3%) |
| >70 Years | 45 (30.0%) |
| NYHA class – Mean | 2.89 ± 0.95 |
| NYHA-I | 16 (10.7%) |
| NYHA-II | 27 (18.0%) |
| NYHA-III | 64 (42.7%) |
| NYHA-IV | 43 (28.7%) |
| Ejection fraction – Mean (%) | 38 ± 12 |
| <30% | 54 (36.0%) |
| 31–44% | 54 (36.0%) |
| 45–50% | 5 (3.4%) |
| >50% | 37 (24.7%) |
| Diabetes | 23 (15.3%) |
| Hypertension | 65 (43.3%) |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 81 (54.0%) |
| Primary valvular heart disease | 23 (15.3%) |
| Secondary mitral regurgitation | 57 (38.0%) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 32 (21.3%) |
| Wide QRS | 19 (12.7%) |