Table 1.
Baseline clinical characteristics of patients with chronic heart failure
| Characteristics | N (%) |
| Hypertension | 21 (36.8%) |
| Diabetes | 19 (36.8%) |
| Dyslipidemia | 22 (38.6%) |
| Obesity | 8 (14%) |
| History of smoking | |
| Current smoker | 25 (43.9%) |
| Ex-smoker | 4(796) |
| Non-smoker | 28(49.1%) |
| History of ACS | 31 (54.4%) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 5 (8.8%) |
| CVA | 1 (1.8%) |
| History of CABG | 5 (8.8%) |
| History of PCI | 4(796) |
| NYHA classification | |
| I | 15 (26.3%) |
| II | 18 (31.6%) |
| III | 15 (26.3%) |
| IV | 9 (15.8%) |
ACS acute coronary syndrome, CVA cerebrovascular accident, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, NYHA New York Heart Association