Table 1.

Demographics and baseline data.

Number	Age (years)	Gender	LVEFa, %	Etiology of HFb	NYHAc class	Medicationsd
						Betablocker	Amiodarone	Other
1	67	Male	40	Ischemic	3	Bisoprolol 2.5 mg	None	Candesartan 8 mg
2	68	Male	18	Ischemic	2	Bisoprolol 10 mg	200	Irbesartan 300 mg
3	63	Male	25	Ischemic	3	Bisoprolol 10 mg	None	Perindopril 8 mg
4	61	Female	27	Non-ischemic	2	Bisoprolol 10 mg	None	Perindopril 4 mg
5	52	Male	25	Ischemic	2	Bisoprolol 10 mg	None	Perindopril 8 mg
6	57	Female	27	Non-ischemic	3	Carvedilol 25 mg	None	Ramipril 2.5 mg
7	58	Female	60	Familial	2	None	None	None
8	35	Male	33	Hypertrophic	3	Carvedilol 50 mg	None	Ramipril 10 mg

^aLVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction.

^bHF: heart failure.

^cNYHA: New York Heart Association.

^dDrug doses are total daily dose.