Table 1.
Clinical characters, ECG and X-ray findings of the patients during acute presentation and on discharge.
| Acute presentation | At discharge | |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years Mean ± SD, range |
59 ± 8, 39–78 | |
| Women | 55% | |
| BMI mean ± SD, range | 27 ± 3, 23–36 | |
| HTN | 64% | |
| Smoking | 26% | |
| DM | 64% | |
| Dyslipidemia | 76% | |
| IHD | 16% | |
| VHD | 8% | |
| Kidney disease | 20% | |
| Prior stroke | 6% | |
| Prior HF admission | 33% | |
| COPD | 25% | |
| Dyspnea NYHA class | ||
| 1 | 23% | |
| 2 | 65% | |
| 3 | 12% | |
| 4 | 100% | |
| S3 | 64% | |
| S4 | 87 | |
| LL edema | 54% | 20% |
| Hepatomegaly | 31% | 30% |
| Congested neck veins | 80% | 21% |
| Rales | 100% | 11% |
| FH | 11% | |
| Anemia | 35% | |
| SBPmmHg, mean ± SD, range | 180 ± 29, 100–220 | 162 ± 25, 110–150 |
| DBP mmHg mean ± SD, range | 80 ± 10, 60–110 | 81 ± 11, 67–76 |
| HR b/m mean ± SD, range | 120 ± 9, 110–130 | 80 ± 6, 68–90 |
| O2 SAT mean ± SD | 90 ± 4 | 98 ± 2 |
| LVH | 21% | 21% |
| LBBB | 2% | 2% |
| RBBB | 6% | 5% |
| Ventricular arrythmia | 1% | 0.05% |
| Atrial arrythmia | 38% | 19% |
| NT-pro-BNP pg/ml, mean ± SD, range | 2490 ± 125, 600–2900 | 542 ± 266, 478–700 |
| Pulmonary edema on X-ray | 65% | 11% |
BMI = body mass index, HTN = hypertension, DM = diabetes mellitus, IHD = ischemic heart disease, VHD = valvular heart disease, HF = heart failure, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, LL = lower limbs, NYHA = New York heart association, FH = family history of heart disease, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, HR = heart rate, LVH = left ventricular hypertrophy, LBBB = left bundle branch block, RBBB = right bundle branch block, NT-pro-BNP = N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide.