Table 3

Clinical and haemodynamic characteristics of patients with end stage heart failure from idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy or coronary artery disease

Patient numberGroupAge (years)/ sexWeight (kg)/ height (cm)NYHA classTreatmentLVEF (%)LVEDD (mm)Creatinine (μmol/l)CADMI
A, anterior myocardial infarction; ACEI, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; AT1, angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist; BB, β blocker; CA, calcium channel blocker; CAD, coronary artery disease; D, diuretics; DIG, digitalis glycosides; DO, dopamine or dobutamine; IDCM , idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy; LVEDD, left ventricular end diastolic diameter assessed by echocardiography; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MI, myocardial infarction; NYHA, New York Heart Association functional class; P, posterior myocardial infarction; 1–3V, one, two, or three vessel coronary artery disease.
    1IDCM54/M70/180IVACEI, DIG, D, DO108050
    2IDCM60/M70/175IVACEI, BB, D, CA, DO1872110
    3IDCM49/M90/188IVACEI, BB, D1470120
    4IDCM41/M78/176IIIACEI, DIG, D, DO188595
    5IDCM68/M87/188IVACEI, BB, DIG, D1568105
    6IDCM59/M91/196IIIAT1, DIG, D, DO1568110
    7IDCM41/M82/176IVAT1, DIG, SPIRO, D2072130
    8IDCM42/M105/186IVACEI, BB, DIG, D2969100
    9IDCM46/M81/186IIIACEI, DIG, D177196
10IDCM34/M73/178IIIAT1, BB, D205486
11IDCM70/M80/169IIIAT1, BB, D3469170
12IDCM55/M81/175IIIBB, D2073130
13IDCM66/M75/176IVAT1, D, DO227068
14IDCM45/M80/180IVBB, D178179
15IDCM64/M92/178IIIACEI, BB, DO2277135
16IDCM68/M75/169IVAT1, BB, DO127865
    1CAD54/M78/172IVAT1, D, DO2372821VA
    2CAD53/M78/176IIIACEI, BB, DIG, D28881002VP
    3CAD68/M86/178IIIACEI, D24841203VA,P
    4CAD61/M91/169IVACEI, DIG, D, DO25661403VA
    5CAD60/M58/170IVACEI, DIG, D, DO2475603VA, P
    6CAD58/M81/190IVACEI, AT1, BB, DIG, D15751801VP
    7CAD60/M89/188IIIACEI, BB, DIG, D25821602VA, P
    8CAD58/M82/188IIIACEI, BB, DIG, D29751503VP, A
    9CAD67/M80/178IIIACEI, AT1, D20831002VP
10CAD59/M79/175IVAT1, DIG, D, DO3364763VA
11CAD57/M95/181IIIBB, DIG, D23851002VA
12CAD52/M81/178IVACEI, D, DO1088903VA, P
13CAD40/M88/175IVBB, SPIRO, DO1878723VP