Table 1. Clinical characteristics of the study patients.
NYHA: New York Heart Association
| Age (years) | 64.76 ±12.49 |
| Gender (female) | 21 (41%) |
| Gender (male) | 31(59%) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 29.31 ±3.46 |
| Duration of heart failure (weeks) | 51.05 ±27.98 |
| NYHA Class 2 | 23 (44%) |
| NYHA Class 3 | 29 (56%) |
| Hypertension | 30 (58%) |
| Diabetes | 24 (46%) |
| Dyslipidemia | 37 (71%) |
| Cigarette smoking | 21 (40%) |
| Previous stroke | 8 (15%) |
| Peripheral arterial disease | 11 (21%) |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 84.15±9.61 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 125.38±20.43 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 80.67 ±17.15 |