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| Characteristic | Value |
|
| Age, years | |
| Mean ± SD | |
| Range | 30–92 |
| Sex, % () | |
| Male | 78.1 (25) |
| Female | 21.9 (7) |
| Race/ethnicity % () | |
| Caucasian/white | 59.4 (19) |
| African-American/black | 31.3 (10) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 9.4 (3) |
| Marital status, % () | |
| Married | 28.1 (9) |
| Single | 40.6 (13) |
| Other (widowed/divorced) | 31.3 (10) |
| Smoking | |
| History of smoking, % () | 75.0 (24) |
| Pack years, mean ± SD | |
| History of hypertension, % () | 71.9 (23) |
| Creatinine on admission (g/dL), mean ± SD | |
| Etiology of heart failure, % () | |
| Ischemic | 28.1 (9) |
| Idiopathic | 65.6 (21) |
| Unknown/other | 6.3 (2) |
| Ejection fraction <40%, % () | 71.9 (23) |
| ACEi/ARB use—study end, % () | 62.5 (20) |
| Beta blocker use—study end, % () | 78.1 (25) |
| High-risk diagnoses for the elderly scale | |
| Low (0) = 9.5% chance dying in 1 year | 0 (0) |
| Intermediate (1-2) = 31% chance | 53.1 (17) |
| High risk (3–5) = 46% chance | 31.3 (10) |
| Very high risk (≥6) = 74% chance | 15.6 (5) |
| Length of hospital stay, days | |
| Mean ± SD | |
| Median | 6.5 |
| Range | 1–41 |
| Physical therapy—in hospital, % () | 34.4 (11) |
| LVAD received during study admission, % () | 6.3 (2) |
| Discharged with physical therapy, occupational therapy, or home health, % () | 40.6 (13) |
| Cardiac events—90 days after discharge, % () | |
| Cardiac readmission | 34.4 (11) |
| Heart transplant | 3.1 (1) |
| Mortality | 9.4 (3) |
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