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Clinical Characteristics of the United States and Greek DCM Patients With Heart Failure
| Ethnicity
|
||
|---|---|---|
| United States | Greek | |
| n | 163 | 218 |
| Age (years) | 44.95±3.3 | 40±6.2 |
| Gender (%) | ||
| Male | 72 | 82 |
| Female | 28 | 18 |
| Etiology (%) | ||
| Dilated cardiomyopathy | 94.27 | 100 |
| Ischemic cardiomyopathy | 5.76 | — |
| Functional class (% NYHA III/IV) | 67.2 | 70.6 |
| LVEF (%) | 23.6±8 | 26.4±6 |
DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NYHA, New York Heart Association Classification.
