Patient Characteristics:
When the three groups are compared, the patients did not differ
regarding age, body mass index, or height. A higher percentage of men
were present in patients with impaired RVEF. Hypertension was
predominant in the patients with normal RVEF, and diabetes mellitus was
more common in the patients with an impaired RVEF. As identified in
table 1, cardiovascular diagnoses varied among the groups, but
cardiomyopathy remained the most frequent diagnosis in all patients.