Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the patients.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Number | 20 |
| Demography | |
| Age (year) | 54.2 ± 15.8 |
| Male (no. %) | 10 (50) |
| Body-mass index | 21.1 ± 3.8 |
| Clinical characteristics | |
| Diagnosis to transplantation (months) | 30.8 ± 33.1 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 96.5 ± 11.8 |
| Heart rate | 79.1 ± 14.9 |
| Medication history | |
| Antiplatelet (no.%) | 4 (20) |
| Digoxin (no. %) | 16 (80) |
| ACEI/ARB (no.%) | 10 (50) |
| Diuretic (no.%) | 20 (100) |
| β-blockers (no.%) | 16 (80) |
| Antiarrhythmic (no.%) | 10 (50) |
| Cardiac function | |
| I (no.%) | 0 |
| II (no.%) | 5 (25) |
| III (no.%) | 0 |
| IV (no.%) | 15 (75) |
| Hypertension | 0 |
| Diabetes | 0 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 4 (20) |
| ECG | |
| AF | 5 (25) |
| LBBB | 0 |
| RBBB | 4 (20) |
| PVT | 4 (20) |
| UCG | |
| LAD (mm) | 46.9 ± 5.8 |
| LVEDD (mm) | 67.9 ± 5.9 |
| EF (%) | 31.3 ± 5.6 |
| MR (%) | 20 (100) |
ECG: electrocardiogram; AF: atrial fibrillation; LBBB: left bundle branch block; RBBB: right bundle branch block; PVT: paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia; UCG: ultrasonic cardiogram; LAD: left atrial diameter; LVEDD: Left ventricular end diastolic diameter; EF: Ejection fraction; MR: Mitral regurgitation (moderately to severe).