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Table 1 Patients characteristics

From: Cardiac taurine and principal amino acids in right and left ventricles of patients with either aortic valve stenosis or coronary artery disease: the importance of diabetes and gender

 

Coronary artery disease

 

Total (n = 36)

Diabetics (n = 13)

Non-diabetic (n = 23)

Age (years)

67.1 ± 1.3

66.2 ± 2.4

67.6 ± 1.6

Sex (male/female)

33/3

13/0

20/3

NYHA Classification

   

 I

10

5

5

 II

16

5

11

 III

9

3

6

 IV

1

0

1

 

Aortic Valve Disease

 

Total (n = 22)

Male (n = 10)

Female (n = 12)

Age (years)

68.9 ± 2.0

65.0 ± 3.3

72.1 ± 2.0

Diabetes (Yes/No)

1/21

0/10

1/11

NYHA Classification

   

 I

4

2

2

 II

7

3

4

 III

11

5

6

 IV

0

0

0

  1. Data are shown as mean ± SEM. NYHA = New York Heart Association.