Table 1.

Baseline characteristics.

	n = 140
Sex (female)	32 (22.86%)
Age (years)	57.91 ± 12.76
Diagnosis (ICM/DCM)	ICM: 78 (55.71%) DCM: 62 (44.29%)
First diagnosis	104 (74.28%)
Ejection fraction (%)	26.9 ± 7.35
NYHA stage	2.80 ± 0.86
BMI	29.29 ± 7.04
CAD	92 (65.71%)
ATH	89 (63.57%)
History of stroke	16 (11.43%)
Diabetes mellitus II	38 (27.14%)
OSAS	17 (12.14%)
COPD	19 (13.57%)
History AF	40 (28.57%)
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.09 ± 0.49
BNP (pg/mL)	4798.34 ± 6769.94