Table 1.

Clinical, analytical, and outcome data of the study population

Variables	Discharged	Hospitalized	P value
Age (years)	78 ± 10	75 ± 12	0.002*
Male (%)	48	57	<0.001*
LVEF (%)	46 ± 10	41 ± 12	<0.001*
CAD (%)	24	33	0.002*
VHD (%)	40	44	0.180
AF (%)	64	69	0.093
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.20 ± 0.7	1.45 ± 0.8	<0.001*
CRP (mg/dL)	1.75 ± 2.7	2.5 ± 3.7	<0.001*
BNP (pg/mL)	385 [218–701]	740 [384–1480]	<0.001*
30 day readmission rate (%)	14	9	0.015*
Follow‐up readmission rate (%)	33	33	0.927
30 day mortality rate (%)	5	13	<0.001*
Follow‐up mortality rate (%)	15	28	<0.001*

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation, %, or median [interquartile range].

AF, atrial fibrillation; BNP, B‐type natriuretic peptide; CAD, coronary artery disease; CRP, C‐reactive protein; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; VHD, valvular heart disease.

^* Statistically significant P value.