Table 1. Demographic data of study patients.

Variable		N = 300 (ratio in %)
Sex
	Female	94(31)
	Male	206(69)
Age (years)		65±12
Obesity		118(39)
Diabetes
	Insulin-dependent	29(10)
	Non insulin-dependent	66(22)
Dyslipidemia		161(54)
Hypertension		207(69)
Coronary artery disease		123(41)
Aneurysm of ascending aorta		43(14)
Interatrial communication (ostium secundum)		3(1)
Left ventricular ejection fraction
≥40		278(93)
<40		22(7)
Atrial fibrillation
	Paroxystic	17(6)
	Permanent	27(9)
Aortic valve disease		175(58)
Mitral valve disease		46(15)
Tricuspid valve disease		10(3)