Appendix 1—table 2. Clinical characteristics of patients with advanced heart failure.

Patient	Age (y)	Gender	EF	NYHA
DCM 1	52	Male	22.5	IV
DCM 2	47	Male	12.6	III
DCM 3	46	Male	15.9	IV
DCM 4	20	Male	15	III
DCM 5	30	Female	21	IV
Control 1	35	Male		I
Control 2	27	Male		I
Control 3	40	Male		I

DCM: dilated cardiomyopathy, EF: ejection fraction, NYHA: New York Heart Association.