Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics

	All Patients, N = 70
Age, y	58 ± 15
Gender, male/female	56/14
Hypertension (%)	30 (43)
Diabetes mellitus (%)	13 (19)
Smoking (%)	28 (40)
Prior stroke (%)	2 (3)
History of atrial fibrillation (%)	12 (17)
Ischemic origin (%)	32 (46)
NYHA functional class, II/III	54/16
Aspirin (%)	34 (49)
Nitrates (%)	15 (21)
Calcium channel blockers (%)	11 (16)
β‐Blockers (%)	35 (50)
ACEI/ARB (%)	53 (76)
Diuretics (%)	48 (69)
Digitalis (%)	27 (39)
Antiarrythmic agents (%)	16 (23)

Abbreviations: ACEI/ARB, angiotension‐converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotension II receptor blocker; NYHA, New York Heart Association.