Age(years) | 65.6 (1.4) | 68.1 (1.3) | 0.21 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.3 (0.6) | 28.2 (0.8) | 0.06 |
NYHA class | 2.1 (0.1) | 2.5 (0.1) | 0.02 |
Number of diseased arteries on coronary angiography | 1.7 (0.1) | 2.0 (0.2) | 0.11 |
Ejection fraction (%) | 36.6 (2) | 28.7 (1.9) | 0.005 |
Coronary artery disease | 45/59 (76%) | 36/42 (86%) | 0.24 |
Atrial fibrillation | 5/59 (8%) | 8/42 (19%) | 0.21 |
Bundle branch block | 27/59 (46%) | 17/42 (40%) | 0.21 |
VT/VF inducible at PES | 17/59 (29%) | 7/42 (17%) | 0.18 |
NYHA class | | | 0.08 |
I | 17/56 (30%) | 4/42 (10%) | |
II | 20/56 (36%) | 17/42 (40%) | |
III | 17/56 (30%) | 18/42 (43%) | |
IV | 2/56 (4%) | 3/42 (7%) | |
Index arrhythmia | | | 0.83 |
VT | 36/59 (61%) | 23/42 (55%) | |
VF | 9/59 (15%) | 7/42 (17%) | |
PP | 14/59 (24%) | 12/42 (29%) | |
Medications | | | |
Diuretic | 38/59 (64%) | 38/42 (90%) | 0.004 |
ACE inhibitor | 49/59 (83%) | 41/42 (98%) | 0.02 |
Spironolactone | 16/59 (27%) | 16/42 (38%) | 0.28 |
Amiodarone | 13/59 (22%) | 10/42 (24%) | 1 |
β Blocker | 33/59 (56%) | 27/42 (64%) | 0.42 |
Mean Sao2 (%) | 93.3 (0.5) | 91.8 (0.7) | 0.005 |
Minimum Sao2 (%) | 86.5 (0.6) | 80.2 (1.3) | <0.001 |
Desaturation index (dips/hour) | 7.1 (0.5) | 26.9 (1.8) | <0.001 |
Recording time with Sao2 <90% (%) | 4.3 (1.7) | 12.8 (2.4) | <0.001 |