Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study population.

	Control
Number	340
Age, years	66 ± 14
Male, %	58
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy, %	48
Heart rate, bpm	77 ± 16
LVEDVi, ml/m2	74 (53–105)
LVESVi, ml/m2	40 (20–74)
LVEF, %	45 (29–62)

Data are presented as number of patients (percentage), mean ± SD or median (interquartile range). Abbreviations: LVEDVi, left ventricular end diastolic volume index; LVESVi, left ventricular end systolic volume index; WMSI, wall motion score index; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction.