Age (years) | 69 (1.3) |
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 72 (2.2) |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 126 (3.7) |
Heart rate (beats/min) | 72 (2.2) |
24 hour SDANN | 142 (7.2) |
24 hour SDNNi | 70 (8.1) |
Weight (kg) | 77 (2) |
Body mass index | 30 (0.8) |
Plasma urea (mmol/l) | 7 (0.8) |
Plasma creatinine (μmol/l) | 131 (6.8) |
Plasma sodium (mmol/l) | 136 (0.3) |
Plasma ACE activity(U/l) | 12 (3.4) |
NYHA class II/III/IV | 20/11/3 |
LVEF (%) | 29 (1.3) |
Previous myocardial infarction | 32 |
Dilated cardiomyopathy* | 2 |
Baseline treatment | |
Furosemide (frusemide) | 29 |
ACE inhibitor | 29 |
Nitrate | 14 |
Digoxin | 12 |
Aspirin | 22 |