Clinical Study

Renal Function in Relation to Cardiac 123I-MIBG Scintigraphy in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

Table 5

Characteristics of cardiac deaths compared to survivors.

Cardiac deathSurvivor value

Age (years)64 ± 1464 ± 100.990
Female/male2/413/200.786
NYHA class0.529
 II215
 III416
 IV02
Etiology
 Ischemic/nonischemic1/522/110.022
LVEF (%) 0.467
ECG
 QRS duration (msec)175 ± 66161 ± 380.471
 LBBB5270.647
Renal function
 e-CC 0.375
 e-GFR 0.259
123I-MIBG
 Early H/M 0.839
 Late H/M 0.512
 Washout 0.302

See for abbreviations Tables 1 and 2.