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Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Study Subjects |
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| AECD n = 95 |
Control n = 97 |
P Value |
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| Age ± SD |
61.7 ± 3.4 |
62 ± 3.4 |
0.7 |
| Gender |
0.98 |
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| Male |
92 (96.8%) |
94 (96.9%) |
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| Female |
3 (3.2%) |
3 (3.1%) |
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| Race |
0.15 |
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| Hispanic |
2 (2.1%) |
0 |
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| White |
42 (44.2%) |
53 (54.6%) |
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| Black |
51 (53.7%) |
44 (45.4%) |
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| History of HF |
25 (26.3%) |
20 (20.6%) |
0.39 |
| New Diagnosis of HF |
6 (6.3%) |
4 (4.1%) |
0.53 |
| Diabetes mellitus |
46 (48.4%) |
35 (36.1%) |
0.11 |
| History of CAD |
35 (36.8%) |
42 (43.3%) |
0.38 |
| Hypertension |
79 (84%) |
74 (76.3%) |
0.28 |
| Hyperlipidemia |
55 (57.9%) |
53 (54.6%) |
0.66 |
| EKG on admission |
0.62 |
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| NSR |
84 (88.4%) |
81 (83.5%) |
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| Atrial fibrillation/flutter |
9 (9.5%) |
11 (11.3%) |
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| SVT |
0 |
2 (2.1%) |
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| Other |
2 (2.1%) |
3 (3.1%) |
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SD = standard deviation; HF = heart failure; CAD = coronary artery disease; NSR = normal sinus rhythm; SVT = supraventricular tachycardia | |||
Ali et al. Trials 2008 9:36 doi:10.1186/1745-6215-9-36 |
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