Table 1 Baseline demographic variables, aetiology of acute heart failure and related chronic premorbid conditions ^a

Age (years)

69.9 ± 9.8

67.4 ± 14.6

Sex (male/female)

17/4

13/6

Weight (kg)

86.5 ± 19.6

79.2 ± 22.3

APACHE II score

18.5 ± 6.9

18.6 ± 5.3

LVEF (%)

27.1 ± 10.3

27.2 ± 8.1

Bilirubin (μmol/L)

15 ± 13

20 ± 25

ALT (IU/L)

489 ± 1,026

525 ± 928

Aetiology of AHF (n)^b

  ADHF

4

2

  NSTEMI

8

8

  STEMI

5

5

  Arrhythmia

1

1

  Infection

6

4

  Cardiac arrest

1

4

  Other

1

1

Premorbid conditions (n)^b

  IHD

14

11

  CCF

10

6

  HT

10

8

  Diabetes

9

5