Table 2 Etiology and ejection fraction of patients with heart failure
Variables | Patients (n = 75) |
|---|---|
Etiology | n (%) |
Systemic hypertension | 51 (68.0) |
Dilated cardiomyopathy | 10 (13.3) |
Rheumatic heart disease | 9 (12.0) |
Congenital heart disease | 2 (2.7) |
Endomyocardial fibrosis | 2 (2.7) |
Acute myocardial infarction | 1 (1.3) |
Mean EF versus TI of patients (t = 3.03, p = 0.003) | |
EF ≤ 45% (n = 32) | 0.970 ± 0.34 |
EF > 45% (n = 43) | 0.799 ± 0.27 |