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IS173: AMPD1 Genotype Predicts Survival in Patients with Heart Failure
Evan Loh, M.D.

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population.
(Circulation 1999;99:1422-1425.)
Reprinted with permission from Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (www.lww.com).

 

AMPD1 +/-
or -/-
(n=21)

AMPD1 +/+
(n=111)

Age, y

56.8±7.1
52.1±11.6
Sex, n (%)

 

Male

16 (79)
97 (89)

Female

5 (21)
14 (11)
Cause, n (%)

CAD

8 (38)
55 (50)

IDCMP

11 (52)

38 (34)

Other

2 (10)
18 (16)
Medical therapy, n (%)

Diuretics

19 (90)
99 (89)

Digoxin

15 (71)
103 (93)*

ACE inhibitor

18 (86)

93 (85)

LVEF, %
18.9±7.4
19.9±6.9
Cardiac index, L · min-1 · m-2
1.8±0.6
1.8±0.8
PCWP, mm Hg
21.6±10.9
22.0±9.0
PVR, Wood units
2.9±2.1
2.9±2.4
Vo2max, mL · kg-1 · min-2
15.1±6.7
13.7±4.6
Symptom duration, y

7.6±6.5

3.2±3.6*


CAD indicates coronary artery disease; IDCMP, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy; LVEF, left ventriclar ejection fraction; PCWP, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; and PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance.
* P<0.001; AMPD1 +/- or -/- vs AMPD1 +/+. All other comparisons P>0.05
Plus/minus values are mean±SD.



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