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Table 1 Patients characteristics, including clinical data extracted from patient's records.

From: Head to head comparisons of two modalities of perfusion adenosine stress echocardiography with simultaneous SPECT

Age

70 (± 8)

Male

36%

LVEF at rest

55 (± 9) %

Previous AMI

40%

Previous PCI

22%

Previous CABG

16%

Heart failure

12%

Hypertension

54%

Valvular surgery

0%

Beta-blocker

54%

ACE inhibitor

28%

ARB

14%

Nitro-glycerin (short acting)

60%

Nitrates (long acting)

28%

Diuretics

29%

Calcium blocker

24%

Sinus rhythm

92%

Dilated left ventricle

10%

Dilated left atrium (n = 29)

31%

Significant valvular disease (n = 31)

6%

Regional WMA/PD at rest

60%

  1. LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin-receptor blocker, WMA, wall motion abnormality; PD, perfusion defect.