Heart failure n = 26 | Non-heart failure n = 14 | |
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Age, mean and range | 77 (56–92) | 76 (56–84) |
Sex, number of men | 11 | 7 |
Number of patients with a history of myocardial infarction | 10 | 2 |
Number of patients with dyspnoea | 23 | 9 |
Number of patients with atrial fibrillation *) | 14 | 3 |
Number of patients with leg oedema | 9 | 4 |
Number of patients with rales | 8 | 4 |
Number of patients with a systolic blood pressure ≤ 140 mmHg *) | 17 | 4 |
Number of patients with signs of pulmonary stasis | 11 | 5 |
Number of patients with cardiac enlargement **) | 25 | 8 |
Number of patients with cardiac volume >700 ml/m2 **) | 15 | 2 |
Relative cardiac volume (ml/m2), mean and range ***) | 722 (470–940) | 529 (350–880) |
Echocardiogram: ejection fraction (%), mean and range (not presented as a cue) ***) | 37 (20–55) | 55 (50–65) |