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. 2021 Oct 13;7(1):26–34. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.4027

Table 1. Baseline Patient Characteristics by Severe Heart Failure Classification and Treatment Group.

Characteristic No. (%)
Severe heart failure No severe heart failure
Omecamtiv mecarbil (n = 1106) Placebo (n = 1152) Omecamtiv mecarbil (n = 3014) Placebo (n = 2960)
Demographic
Age, mean (SD), y 64.4 (11.7) 64.5 (11.6) 64.6 (11.2) 64.5 (11.3)
Sex
Female 253 (22.9) 224 (19.4) 622 (20.6) 650 (22.0)
Male 853 (77.1) 928 (80.6) 2392 (79.4) 2310 (78.0)
Race
Asian 69 (6.2) 84 (7.3) 286 (9.5) 271 (9.2)
Black 89 (8.0) 88 (7.6) 196 (6.5) 189 (6.4)
White 881 (79.7) 918 (79.7) 2315 (76.8) 2283 (77.1)
Othera 67 (6.1) 62 (5.4) 217 (7.2) 217 (7.3)
Geographic region
Asia 66 (6.0) 75 (6.5) 269 (8.9) 260 (8.8)
Australasia, South Africa, and western Europe 279 (25.2) 270 (23.4) 682 (22.6) 690 (23.3)
Canada and US 213 (19.3) 221 (19.2) 480 (15.9) 472 (15.9)
Eastern Europe and Russia 389 (35.2) 421 (36.5) 955 (31.7) 916 (30.9)
Latin America 159 (14.4) 165 (14.3) 628 (20.8) 622 (21.0)
Inpatient randomization setting 440 (39.8) 497 (43.1) 604 (20.0) 543 (18.3)
Clinical
Atrial fibrillation or flutter at screening 352 (31.8) 365 (31.7) 794 (26.3) 734 (24.8)
History of hypertension 782 (70.7) 791 (68.7) 2128 (70.6) 2083 (70.4)
Type 2 diabetes 462 (41.8) 492 (42.7) 1190 (39.5) 1165 (39.4)
History of stroke 116 (10.5) 124 (10.8) 261 (8.7) 253 (8.5)
Ischemic heart failure 576 (52.1) 637 (55.3) 161 (5.3) 1585 (53.5)
History of myocardial infarction 443 (40.1) 517 (44.9) 1250 (41.5) 1225 (41.4)
LVEF, mean (SD), % 23.3 (5.3) 23.5 (5.2) 27.8 (6.2) 27.7 (6.3)
NYHA class
II 0 0 2195 (72.8) 2173 (73.4)
III 1021 (92.3) 1064 (92.4) 780 (25.9) 751 (25.4)
IV 85 (7.7) 88 (7.6) 39 (1.3) 36 (1.2)
KCCQ total symptom score, mean (95% CI) 55.2 (36.5-75.0) 58.3 (37.5-77.1) 74.0 (54.2-89.6) 74.0 (54.2-91.7)
Outpatient, mean (95% CI) 61.5 (41.7-81.2) 65.6 (46.9-85.4) 77.1 (58.3-91.7) 77.1 (58.3-92.2)
Inpatient, mean (95% CI) 46.9 (29.2-68.8) 47.9 (28.1-65.6) 59.4 (38.5-77.1) 56.2 (35.4-74.0)
SBP, mean (SD), mm Hg 114.0 (15.3) 113.5 (14.7) 117.1 (15.4) 117.9 (15.4)
Heart rate, mean (SD), beats/min 74.5 (12.7) 74.1 (12.3) 71.7 (12.0) 71.6 (11.9)
NT-proBNP, mean (95% CI), pg/mL 2758 (1480-5838) 2834 (1416-5732) 1753 (864-3479) 1795 (893-3540)
Cardiac troponin I, mean (95% CI), ng/L 34 (18-64) 34 (18-64) 25 (11-47) 25 (11-47)
eGFR, mean (95% CI), mL/min/1.73 m2 54.5 (40.9-69.1) 55.5 (42.5-70.5) 60.3 (46.1-75.7) 59.6 (44.8-75.0)
Heart failure therapies
ACE inhibitor, ARB, or ARN inhibitor 926 (83.7) 947 (82.2) 2657 (88.2) 2629 (88.8)
ARN inhibitor 218 (19.7) 229 (19.9) 601 (19.9) 553 (18.7)
β-blocker 1019 (92.1) 1074 (93.2) 2861 (94.9) 2809 (94.9)
MRA 869 (78.6) 899 (78.0) 2330 (77.3) 2299 (77.7)
SGLT-2 inhibitor 23 (2.1) 27 (2.3) 81 (2.7) 87 (2.9)
Ivabradine 92 (8.3) 96 (8.3) 163 (5.4) 182 (6.1)
Digitalis glycoside 204 (18.4) 232 (20.1) 483 (16.0) 466 (15.7)
Cardiac resynchronization 183 (16.5) 189 (16.4) 409 (13.6) 377 (12.7)
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator 402 (36.3) 405 (35.2) 924 (30.7) 883 (29.8)

Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; ARN, angiotensin receptor neprilysin; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; KCCQ, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MRA, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide; NYHA, New York Heart Association; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SGLT2, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2.

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Specific races and ethnicities included in this category were not reported or available.