Table 2.

Pre‐intervention baseline characteristics

	Mean or no. (SD or %)
Age, year	64.99 (12.28)
Female sex	47 (29.56%)
Race
African American	26 (16.35%)
NYHA class functional class
I	51 (32.08%)
II	90 (56.60%)
III	18 (11.32%)
IV	0 (0.00%)
Clinical characteristics
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	129.94 (15.35)
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	71.63 (10.19)
Heart rate, bpm	72.52 (12.68)
LVEF	32.30 (6.85)
Weight, lbs.	197.99 (43.63)
Serum creatinine, mg/dL	1.13 (0.50)
eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2	57.00 (8.41)
Medical history
Atrial fibrillation	52 (32.70%)
Diabetes	43 (27.04%)