Hospitalized (N=74)

Not Hospitalized (N=118)

p value

Age (years)

69 +/- 12

68 +/- 12

0.6

Sex (% female)

7 %

32 %

< 0.001

Weight (kg)

89.8

88.4

0.694

Ejection Fraction†

37 +/- 15

39 +/- 17

0.653

Left Ventricular End Diastolic Dimension (cm) †

6.0

5.7

0.180

Left Ventricular End Systolic Dimension (cm) †

4.6

4.5

0.524

Average BNP Value (pg/mL)*

611 (360-916)

748 (294-1910)

0.04

History of prior MI

61 %

31 %

< 0.001

History of CABG

47 %

32 %

< 0.04

Hypertension

85 %

54 %

< 0.001

Pulmonary Hypertension

50 %

28 %

0.002

Arrhythmia

58 %

41 %

0.021

Chronic Renal Insufficiency

43 %

26 %

0.015

Hyperlipidemia

33 %

10 %

< 0.001