Table 1.

Patient characteristics: values in the table represent the mean ± standard error of the mean

Male sex	50%
Age	66.38 ± 3.66 years
Ejection fraction	56.95 ± 1.81%
Dyspnoea	85.7%
Interventricular septum	15.0 ± 1.7 mm
Aortic valve area	0.8 ± 0.1 cm2
Mean AV pressure gradient	44 ± 6.4 mm Hg
Diabetes	4.3%
ACE‐inhibitors	17.4%
β‐Blockers	65.2%
Diuretics	76.5%
Digoxin	0.0%
Amiodarone	0.0%
AT1 receptor antagonists	26.1%
Aldosterone antagonists	0.0%
Statins	30.4%
Ca channel blockers	26.1%

ACE, angiotensin‐converting enzyme; AT1, angiotensin II receptor–type 1; AV, aortic valve.