Baseline Characteristics of the Patients
Baseline characteristics of the included patients in each group were
shown in Table 1 .Compared with patients in DCM group, ICM group
were significantly older (p < 0.001) and the prevalence of
hypertension (p<0.001) and diabetes (p = 0.033) in the ICM group was
significantly higher than that in DCM group. LVEF (p = 0.002) were
significantly higher than that of DCM patients and diastolic blood
pressure (DBP, p = 0.015)
were
significantly lower than that of DCM patients. Other demographic
variables were comparable between the two groups. NYHA classification,
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) had
no statistically significant difference. More percentage of people in
the DCM group received CRT (37.7% vs. 12%, p = 0.009; Table
1 ). The large majority of patients in both groups received heart
failure medications according to the ESC Guidelines while there was no
significant difference except for P2Y12 receptor inhibitors (p
<0.001) and statins (p = 0.002).