Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients with chronic heart failure (n=200) .
| Age in year (mean and range) | 54 (16-90) |
| Female | 110 (55%) |
| Male | 90 (45%) |
| Heart rate in bpm (mean and range) | 90 (60-160) |
| Tachycardia (Heart rate >100 bpm) | 60 (30%) |
| Blood pressure in mm Hg (mean and range) | |
| Systolic | 112 (60-210) |
| Diastolic | 74 (40-100) |
| Presenting symptoms | |
| Dyspnea (NYHA class) IV | 120 (60%) |
| III | 44 (22%) |
| II | 36 (18%) |
| Edema | 156 (78%) |
| HFrEF | 150 (75%) |
| Stable (outpatient) | 110 (73.3%) |
| ADHF (admitted) | 40 (26.6%) |
| HFpEF | 38 (19%) |
|
HFmrEF |
12 (6%) |
Abbreviations: NYHA, New York Heart Association; BPM, beat per minute; ADHF, acute decompensated heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFmrEF, heart failure with a mid-range ejection fraction.