Table 1.

Characteristics in patients with heart failure (HF)

Parameters	Males	Females	P
Number	60	42	0.21
Age (Mean±SD) (years)	48.2±5.7	42.2±6.2	0.1
Signs of congestion	87%	89%	0.5
LVEF	0.26±0.8	0.24±0.5	0.31
Inotropic support	71.5%	76.3%	0.21
Days in hospital	37.4	32.1	0.52
Death during hospitalization	12%	17%	0.1
Death during monitoring	36%	32%	0.5

P<0.05. LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction