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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the patients in the included studies

From: Efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell therapy in systolic heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study ID

n (MSCs/placebo)

Male, n (MSCs/placebo)

Age, years (MSCs/placebo)

Protopathy

NHYA class (MSCs/Placebo)

Hypertension, n (MSCs/placebo)

Diabetes, n (MSCs/placebo)

BMI (MSCs/placebo)

Wang JA

12/12

NA

NA

DCM

NA

NA

NA

NA

Heldman AW

19/11

18/10

57.1 ± 10.6/60.0 ± 12.0

ICM

2/2*

12/6

3/3

NA

Zhao XF

30/29

24/19

52.9 ± 16.32/53.21 ± 11.46

DCM and ICM

NA

NA

NA

NA

Mathiasen AB

40/20

36/14

66.1 ± 7.7/64.2 ± 10.6

ICM

29/15*

NA

15/3

29.8 ± 4.7/28.7 ± 5.3

Xiao W

17/20

12/14

51.6 ± 12.2/54.4 ± 11.6

DCM

NA

4/7

5/6

NA

Butler J

22

13

47.3 ± 12.8

NICM

1*

NA

5

NA

Perin

45/15

44/11

62.2 ± 10.3/62.7 ± 11.2

DCM and ICM

14/9*

29/9

13/2

29.8 ± 4.1/31.3 ± 9.2

Bartolucci J

15/15

12/14

57.33 ± 10.05/57.2 ± 11.64

DCM and ICM

2.03 ± 0.61/1.67 ± 0.49†

7/8

5/7

29.12 ± 2.88/29.52 ± 4.0

Bartunek J

120/151

107/136

61.6 ± 8.6/62.1 ± 8.7

NA

96/114*

NA

NA

28.2 ± 3.7/28.6 ± 4.4

  1. NHYA New York Heart Association, BMI body mass index, DCM dilated cardiomyopathy, ICM ischemic cardiomyopathy, NICM non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, NA not available
  2. *Indicate the number of patients with NHYA class III