|
Gender
|
|
Females
|
193 (47.8)
|
|
Males
|
211 (52.2)
|
|
Age (years)
|
|
Mean ± SD
|
76.6 ± 7.4
|
|
Reason for admission
|
|
Rule out cardiac etiology
|
127 (31.4)
|
|
Decompensated heart failure
|
80 (19.8)
|
|
Acute coronary syndrome
|
68 (16.9)
|
|
Atrial Fibrillation
|
43 (10.6)
|
|
Syncope
|
16 (4.0)
|
|
Bradycardia
|
13 (3.2)
|
|
Type of cardiovascular comorbidity
|
|
Hypertension
|
303 (75.0)
|
|
Dyslipidemia
|
211 (52.2)
|
|
Coronary artery disease
|
200 (49.5)
|
|
Heart failure
|
169 (41.8)
|
|
Atrial fibrillation/flutter
|
145 (35.9)
|
|
Diabetes mellitus
|
143 (35.4)
|
|
Cardiac valve disease
|
61 (15.1)
|
|
Cerebrovascular accident
|
52 (12.9)
|
|
Peripheral vascular disease
|
47 (11.6)
|
|
Deep venous thrombosis / pulmonary embolism
|
25 (6.2)
|
|
Type of non-cardiovascular comorbidity (incidence > 10%)
|
|
Chronic kidney disease
|
115 (28.5)
|
|
COPD
|
84 (20.8)
|
|
GERD
|
79 (19.6)
|
|
Hypothyroidism
|
78 (19.3)
|
|
Cancer
|
77 (19.1)
|
|
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
|
65 (16.1)
|
|
Arthritis
|
63 (15.6)
|
|
Anemia
|
47 (11.6)
|
