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Table 1 Patient characteristics (N = 18)

From: Reproducible quantification of cardiac sympathetic innervation using graphical modeling of carbon-11-meta-hydroxyephedrine kinetics with dynamic PET-CT imaging

Description

Value

Age (years)

66.5 ± 9.3

Body mass index (BMI)

27.5 ± 4.9

Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)

31.8 ± 6.2

Males

12 (67%)

Smoking status

 Current

2 (11%)

 Former

8 (44%)

 Never

8 (44%)

Diabetes mellitus

6 (33%)

Hypertension

12 (67%)

Dyslipidemia

11 (61%)

Family history of heart disease

8 (44%)

Medications

 ACE inhibitor

16 (89%)

 Beta blocker

8 (44%)

 Digoxin

6 (33%)

 Diuretics

12 (67%)

 Statin

13 (72%)

 Acetylsalicylic acid

14 (78%)

 Plavix

6 (33%)

 Coumadin

3 (17%)

New York Heart Association (NYHA)

 Class II

15 (83%)

 Class III

3 (17%)

Ischemic cardiomyopathy

 Previous PCI or CABG

13 (72%)

 Previous MI

11 (61%)

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation or number (percent) of patients