Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients with heart failure in the TEA group and control group
From: Effects of thoracic epidural analgesia on plasma cAMP and cGMP levels in patients with heart failure
TEA group (n = 20) | Control group (n = 20) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Median (range) | 69 (79-60) | 68 (78-58) | |
Gender | |||
Male | 17 | 15 | >0.05 |
Female | 3 | 5 | |
Concomitant diseases | |||
CHD | 5 | 4 | >0.05 |
Hypertension | 4 | 7 | |
DCM | 11 | 9 | |
NYHA | |||
III | 5 | 7 | >0.05 |
IV | 15 | 13 |