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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Peak oxygen uptake in relation to total heart volume discriminates heart failure patients from healthy volunteers and athletes

 

Healthy volunteers

Athletes

Patients

Number

n = 60

n = 71

n = 31

Gender (M/F)

40/20

41/30

26/5

Age (years)

35 ± 11

26 ± 7***

54 ± 12***

Weight (kg)

75 ± 11

75 ± 11

80 ± 15

Height (m)

1.77 ± 0.08

1.78 ± 0.08

1.74 ± 0.08

SBP (mmHg)

127 ± 9

126 ± 9

107 ± 12***

DBP (mmHg)

74 ± 8

72 ± 8

69 ± 9**

VO2peak (ml min-1)

3102 ± 696

3866 ± 747***

1309 ± 430***

VO2peakkg (ml min-1 kg-1)

41 ± 7

52 ± 7***

16 ± 5***

LVEDV (ml)

183 ± 31

223 ± 39***

280 ± 132***

LVM (g)

105 ± 25

130 ± 34***

177 ± 87***

THV (ml)

793 ± 128

947 ± 169***

1201 ± 460***

LVEF (%)

62 ± 6

58 ± 6**

37 ± 22***

  1. DBP = diastolic blood pressure, LVEDV = left ventricular end-diastolic volume, LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction, LVM = left ventricular mass, SBP = systolic blood pressure, THV = total heart volume, VO2peak = peak oxygen uptake, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 compared to the healthy volunteers
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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