Tai Chi Enhances the Effects of Endurance Training in the Rehabilitation of Elderly Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

Table 1

Baseline Features of the Overall Population and Patients of CT and ET groups.

	Overall population	CT (𝑁=30)	ET (𝑁=30)
Age, years	73.8±6	74.1±6	73.4±2
M/F	51/9	25/5	26/4
Cause of heart failure
Ischemic heart disease	47	24	23
Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy	13	6	7
BMI	27.6±3	27.8±2	27.2±3
Hypertension	42	19	23
Atrial fibrillation	12	7	5
Diabetes	28	15	13
COPD	23	11	12
Echocardiography
LVDD, mm	60.1±5	59±4	60±6
LVSD, mm	45.9±4	45±5	46±5
Ejection fraction, %	33.0±9	33.6±9	32.8±12
Treatment
Beta-blockers	53	26	27
ACE-i/ARBs	58	28	30
Diuretics	35	18	17
Aldosteron-antagonists	38	18	20
Statins	42	23	19
Digitalis	22	13	9

BMI: body mass index
LVDD: left ventricular diastolic diameter
LVDD: left ventricular systolic diameter.