Clinical and function parameters of patients divided according to survival free of hospitalisation status
| Parameters | With events | Without events | p Value |
| Age (years) | 69±11 | 66±11 | <0.0001 |
| Ischaemic aetiology (%) | 67 | 58 | 0.02 |
| Female gender (%) | 20 | 23 | 0.2 |
| NYHA class | 2.7±0.8 | 2.1±0.7 | <0.0001 |
| LVD (mm) | 64±9 | 62±7 | 0.0001 |
| PWT (mm) | 10.5±1.7 | 10.6±1.7 | 0.1 |
| LVEF (%) | 29±9 | 34±8 | <0.0001 |
| RMP (%) | 48 | 25 | <0.0001 |
| No FMR (%) | 20 | 32 | |
| Mild to moderate FMR (%) | 44 | 53 | <0.0001 |
| Severe FMR (%) | 37 | 14 |
FMR, functional mitral regurgitation; LVD, left ventricular diastolic diameter; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NYHA, New York Heart Association; PWT, posterior wall thickness; RMP, restrictive mitral filling pattern.