Table 2.
Clinical characteristics at admission (M0), month 2 (M2) and month 6 (M6).
| n = 257 patients | M0 n = 257 |
M2 n = 234 |
M6 n = 220 |
p value M0 vs. M2 |
p value M2 vs. M6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical sign, n (%) | |||||
| ▪ Dyspnea | 205 (79.8%) | 85 (36.3%) | 49 (22.2%) | <0.001 | 0.002 |
| ▪ Orthopnea | 102 (39.7%) | 3 (1.2%) | 0 (0%) | <0.001 | 0.25 |
| ▪ Pulmonary congestion | 66 (27.3%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) | <0.001 | 0.65 |
| NYHA I&II, n (%) | 117 (45.5%) | 228 (97.4%) | 218 (99.1%) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| NYHA III&IV, n (%) | 140 (54.5%) | 6 (2.6%) | 2 (0.9%) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
NYHA: New York Heart Association.