TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of 72 patients with AMI complicated with HF
| Variable | Category | Overall (n = 72) |
|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | Years | 63 ± 3.9 |
| Gender | Female | 33 |
| Male | 39 | |
| Education | High school | 40 |
| less | 32 | |
| Marital status | Married | 63 |
| Unmarried | 9 | |
| Employment status | Employed | 42 |
| Unemployed | 30 | |
| Blood pressure (mmHg) | Systolic | 55 (100‐152) |
| Diastolic | 41 (60‐87) | |
| Killip class | II | 25 |
| III | 31 | |
| IV | 16 | |
| Underlying heart disease | Coronary artery disease | 21 |
| Cardiomyopathy | 18 | |
| Valvular disease | 16 | |
| Hypertensive heart disease | 10 | |
| Congenital heart disease | 4 | |
| Others | 3 | |
| Body mass index | 27 (20‐25) | |
| Heart rate (b.p.m.) | 37 (60‐100) | |
| LVEF | ||
| ≤40% | 10 | |
| 41‐50% | 23 | |
| ≥50% | 39 | |
| Duration of disease (h) | 23.62 ± 6.49 | |
| Co‐medications | ||
| ACEI or ARB | 25 | |
| Beta blockers | 21 | |
| CCB | 17 | |
| Diuretic agent | 9 | |
| LVEDV (ml/m2) | 78.04 ± 13.85 | |
| LVESV (ml/m2) | 25.91 ± 8.63 |
Abbreviations: AMI, acute myocardial infarction; b.p.m: beat per minute; HF, heart failure; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; SD, standard deviation.