Baseline characteristics of control subjects and patients with or without restrictive left ventricular diastolic filling patterns
| Control | Non-restrictive | Restrictive | |
| Number | 31 | 47 | 17 |
| Age (years) | 62 (8) | 61 (8) | 60 (11) |
| Men (%) | 18 (58) | 34 (72) | 13 (76) |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 2 (6) | 3 (6) | 1 (6) |
| Hypertension (%) | 9 (29) | 10 (21) | 4 (24) |
| Q wave infarction (%) | 27 (57) | 11 (64) | |
| Anterior infarction (%) | 17 (36) | 7 (41) | |
| Creatine kinase B fraction (U/l) | 103 (102) | 121 (91) | |
| Thrombolytic treatment (%) | 28 (60) | 12 (70) |