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. 2019 May 15;6(1):e000980. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2018-000980

Table 1.

Population demographics

All AL TTR Other
n=50 n=31 n=17 n=2
Age, years 68±11 65±10 77±9 58±4
Men, n (%) 37 (74) 19 (61) 16 (94) 0
Weight, kg 73±13 74±14 74±9 49±10
Height, m 1.69±0.08 1.69±0.08 1.71±0.06 1.56±0.09
Body mass index, kg/m2 26±4 26±4 25±3 20±2
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) 6 (13) 3 (10) 3 (18) 0
Hypertension, n (%) 23 (48) 13 (42) 9 (53) 2 (100)
Hypercholesterolaemia, n (%) 13 (27) 7 (23) 6 (35) 0
Smoking, n (%) 5 (10) 5 (10) 0 0
NYHA stage, n (%) 48 (96) 29 (94) 16 (94) 2 (100)
I 1 (2) 0 1 (6) 0
II 21 (42) 12 (39) 7 (41) 2 (100)
III 21 (42) 13 (42) 8 (47) 0
IV 4 (8) 4 (13) 0 0
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg 118±20 112±17 128±16 120±28
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg 69±11 69±8 70±8 80±14
Heart rate (beats/min) 77±16 84±10 65±10 81±1
Pacemaker, n (%) 10 (20) 3 (10) 7 (41) 0
Atrial fibrillation, n (%) 21 (44) 10 (33) 10 (59) 1 (50)
Medication at inclusion
ACEI/ARB, n (%) 17 (35) 11 (35) 7 (42) 1 (50)
Furosemide, n (%) 43 (86) 27 (87) 16 (94) 0
Posology (mg/day) 226 (80–250) 243 (80–250) 197 (80–229) 0
Mean eGFR (mL/min), n (%) 46±21 48±30 44±18 38±30
eGFR <30 mL/min 13 (26) 6 (19) 6 (35) 1 (50)
30≤ eGFR <45 mL/min 12 (24) 9 (29) 4 (23) 0
45≤ eGFR <60 mL/min 9 (18) 5 (16) 3 (18) 0
eGFR ≥60 mL/min 16 (32) 11 (35) 4 (23) 1 (50)

ACEI, ACE inhibitor;AL, light chains amyloidosis; ARB, angiotensin II receptor antagonist;eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate;NYHA, New York Heart Association; TTR, transthyretin amyloidosis.