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. 2014 Apr 9;37(8):468–472. doi: 10.1002/clc.22283

Table 1.

Baseline Patient Characteristics Prior to Transplantation

Nonischemic, n = 35 Ischemic, n = 28 Indeterminate, n = 3 P Value
Age at stress testing, y 60.0 59.0 51.0 0.244
Age at transplant, y 60.3 59.1 51 0.209
Sex, n (%) 0.838
Male 25 (71.4%) 18 (64.3%) 2 (66.7%)
Female 10 (28.6%) 10 (35.7%) 1 (33.3%)
Follow‐up, n (%) 0.545
Alive 23 (65.7%) 18 (64.3%) 1 (33.3%)
Deceased 12 (34.3%) 10 (35.7%) 2 (66.7%)
Renal dysfunction, n (%) 16 (45.7%) 13 (46.4%) 2 (66.7%) 0.784
Tobacco, n (%) 13 (37.1%) 6 (21.4%) 1 (33.3%) 0.412
Hyperlipidemia, n (%) 7 (20.0%) 7 (25.0%) 0 (0%) 0.595
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) 22 (62.9%) 6 (21.4%) 2 (66.7%) 0.003
Hypertension, n (%) 21 (60.0%) 13 (46.4%) 3 (100%) 0.169
Hemoglobin, g/dL 11.4 11.5 10.4 0.62
MELD score 16.8 15.3 26.3 0.023
Tbili, mg/dL 4.24 2.81 7.63 0.314
INR 1.58 1.39 1.83 0.266
Creatinine, mg/dL 1.56 1.41 2.23 0.498
Body mass index, kg/m2 30.3 29.7 29.1 0.919
LV EF, % 64.8 62.0 69.3 0.27
Wall motion abnormalities, n (%) 3 (8.6%) 9 (32.1%) 1 (33.3%) 0.054
LV size, n (%) 0.133
Normal 34 (97.1%) 24 (85.7%) 2 (66.7%)
Mild enlargement 1 (2.9%) 3 (10.7%) 1 (33.3%)
Moderate enlargement 0 (0%) 1 (3.6%) 0 (0%)
RV size, n (%) 0.45
Normal 32 (91.4%) 27 (96.4%) 2 (66.7%)
Mild enlargement 3 (8.6%) 0 (0%) 1 (33.3%)
Moderate enlargement 0 (0%) 1 (3.6%) 0 (0%)
RV pressure, mm Hg 32.3 32.0 36.0 0.86
Intrapulmonary shunt, n (%) 6 (17.1%) 8 (28.6%) 1 (33.3%) 0.52

Abbreviations: EF, ejection fraction; INR, international normalized ratio; LV, left ventricle; MELD, Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease; RV, right ventricle; Tbili, total bilirubin.