Table 2.
Patient medication and left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction at each echocardiogram date.
| Ejection Fraction (mean/SD) | Echo 1 (n = 41) | Echo 2 (n = 41) | Echo 3 (n = 21) | Controls (n = 38) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25% (9) | 31% * (11) | 38% ¥ (13) | 55%–60% | |||||
| Drug Rx | Max dose | Drug Rx | Max dose | Drug Rx | Max dose | Drug Rx | Max dose | |
| Betablocker (%) | 15 (37) | 2 (5) | 39 (95) | 14 (34) | 17 (81) | 12 (57) | 8 (21) | 1 (3) |
| ACEI (%) | 17 (41) | 7 (7) | 30 (73) | 12 (29) | 13 (62) | 7 (33) | 6 (16) | 2 (5) |
| ARB (%) | 4 (10) | 2 (5) | 10 (24) | 2 (5) | 5 (24) | 3 (14) | 2 (5) | 2 (5) |
| CCHB (%) | 5 (12) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | - | 3 (14) | - | 6 (16) | 2 (5) |
| Spironolactone (%) | 9 (22) | 7 (7) | 24 (59) | 19 (46) | 11 (52) | 7 (33) | - | - |
| Digoxin (%) | 2 (5) | - | 4 (10) | - | 4 (19) | - | - | - |
| Loop Diuretic (%) | 9 (22) | - | 27 (66) | - | 11 (52) | - | - | - |
| Thiazide diuretic (%) | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | - | - | 1 (3) | 1 (3) |
| Statin (%) | 10 (24) | 2 (5) | 18 (44) | 1 (2) | 6 (29) | 1 (5) | 9 (24) | 1 (3) |
| Aspirin (%) | 13 (32) | 12 (29) | 12 (29) | 12 (29) | 1 (5) | 1 (5) | 7 (18) | 7 (18) |
| Warfarin (%) | 3 (7) | - | 12 (29) | - | 7 (33) | - | - | - |
| Dabigatran (%) | - | - | 2 (5) | - | 1 (5) | - | - | - |
| Dipyridamole (%) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | - | - | - | - |
| Amiodarone (%) | 1 (2) | - | 3 (7) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clopidogrel (%) | - | - | 1 (2) | - | - | - | 1 (3) | - |
| ISMN (%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (3) | - |
t test comparison between Echo1 and Echo 2, * p = 0.004; and Echo 2 and Echo 3. ¥ p = 0.01.