Patient characteristics, ejection fraction, underlying aetiology of heart failure, and treatment (patient management system data; n=198)
| ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; DM, diabetes mellitus; HT, hypertension; IHD, ischaemic heart disease (includes patients with myocardial infarction); MI, myocardial infarction. | |
| Ejection fraction (EF) from baseline audit; n=144. | |
| EF% <35 | 42% |
| EF% >35 | 58% |
| Patient characteristics | |
| Mean age | 75 years |
| Sex | 57% male |
| Underlying aetiology of heart failure (%) | |
| IHD | 57 |
| HT | 47 |
| MI | 37 |
| DM | 23 |
| Patients established on treatment (%) | |
| ACE inhibitor | 66 |
| β Blocker | 24 |
| Digoxin | 19 |