Age (yr) | 55 ± 10 |
Diagnosis | |
Coronary artery disease (n) | 26 |
Dilated cardiomyopathy (n) | 16 |
Valvular heart disease (n) | 3 |
NYHA class | 2.1 ± 0.4 |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 117 ± 15 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 67 ± 10 |
Heart rate (beats per min) | 70 ± 12 |
Ejection fraction (%) | 28 ± 7 |
Exercise time (s) | 992 ± 262 |
Peak VO2 (ml/kg/min) | 21.3 ± 4.8 |
Creatinine (μmol/l) | 102 ± 18 |
Potassium (mmol/l) | 3.8 ± 0.4 |
ANP (pg/ml) | 170 ± 143 |
BNP (pg/ml) | 188 ± 239 |
Norepinephrine (nmol/l) | 3.7 ± 1.6 |
Values are numbers or means ± S.D.