Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Cardiol. Jan 26, 2013; 5(1): 1-7
Published online Jan 26, 2013. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v5.i1.1
Table 1 Patients’ characteristics (mean ± SD) n (%)
NonVSA groupVSA groupP value
(n = 36)(n = 36)
Age (yr)60 ± 959 ± 9NS
Male/female31/530/6NS
Body mass index (kg/m2)25.2 ± 3.223.2 ± 2.60.0045
Coronary risk facto
Smoking25 (69)24 (67)NS
Current/passt smoker11/1312/13NS
Hypertension21 (58)19 (53)NS
Dyslipidemia11 (31)11 (31)NS
Diabetes mellitus9 (25)4 (11)NS
Taking statins (%)4 (11)3 (9)NS
LVEF on echocardiography (%)71 ± 868 ± 7NS