Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population.
Number of patients | 124 |
|---|---|
Male, nr (%) | 83 (67) |
Age, mean ± SD (yrs) | 67 ± 10 |
Days after cardiac surgery, mean ± SD | 8 ± 5 |
Type of surgery, nr (%) | |
- CABG | 67 (54) |
- Valve surgery | 39 (31) |
- CABG + valve surgery | 11 (9) |
- Aorta replacement | 7 (6) |
Renal failure, nr (%) | 18 (14) |
Diabetes, nr (%) | 30 (24) |
Medical therapy, nr (%) | |
- betablockers | 72 (61) |
- ACE-inhibitors | 81 (78) |
- ARB | 15 (13) |
- Diuretics | 92 (78) |