Table 1 Baseline characteristics of healthy volunteers and heart failure patients
|  | Healthy volunteers (n = 60) | Heart failure (n = 60) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 68.43 ± 12.11 | 63.91 ± 11.75 |
Gender (male) | 55% | 58.3% |
Ejection fraction (%) | 54.7 ± 4.33 | 35.6 ± 9.4 |
Left ventricular internal dimension diastole (mm) | 54.9 ± 7.75 | 59.5 ± 11.7 |
Left ventricular internal dimension systole (mm) | 38.4 ± 6.5 | 49.8 ± 10.8 |
NT-proBNP (pmol/L) | 137.08 (14–468) | 6786.3 (576–24072) |
hs-troponin T (pmol/L) | 0.2901 (0.002–2.23) | 1.48 (0.012–17.322) |