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.