Table 1.

Characteristics of patients with acute heart failure enrolled in the study

Age (years, mean±SD)	61±16
Sex (No. (%))
Male	60 (62.5%)
Female	36 (37.5%)
Heart rate (times/min, mean±SD)	80±17
ASA class (No. (%))
I	1 (1.0%)
II	17 (17.7%)
III	51 (53.1%)
IV	27 (28.1%)
Ejection Fraction (%)	47±17
SBP (mmHg, mean±SD)	126±25
DBP (mmHg, mean±SD)	75±14
Co-morbidities (No. (%))
Atrial fibrillation	36 (37.5%)
Hypertension	47 (49.0%)
Acute coronary syndromes	8 (8.3%)
Ischemic heart disease	18 (18.8%)
Myocardiosis	31 (32.3%)
Valvular disease of the heart	22 (22.9%)
Pulmonary heart disease	3 (3.1%)
Pneumonia	17 (17.7%)
Hyperthyreosis	3 (3.1%)
Congenital heart diseases	8 (8.3%)
Diabetes mellitus	25 (26.0%)
Renal insufficiency	3 (3.1%)

ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure;