Table 1 Baseline characteristics in all patients
LDL: low-density lipoprotein Patient number; n
Age; yr
Male gender; n (%) Hypertension; n (%) Diabetes mellitus; n (%) Atrial fibrillation; n (%)
previous embolic events; n (%) Systolic blood pressure; mmHg Blood test
White blood cell; ×10⁹/l Hemoglobin; g/dl Platelet count; ×10⁹/l C-reactive protein; mg/dl Albumin; g/dl
Creatinine; mg/dl LDL-cholesterol; mg/dl Fasting blood glucose; mg/dl Hemoglobin A1c; %
Brain natriuretic peptide; pg/ml
52 61±16 31 (60) 29 (56) 14 (27) 9 (17) 8 (15) 128±21
11.8±5.1 10.9±2.0 200±94 8.5±6.6 2.7±0.7 1.35±1.44
84±29 118±28 5.7±0.7 483±678