Table 2 Baseline patient characteristics.

Age, median (range)

58 (2–84)

77 (37–100)

41 (1–72)

Sex (male/female)

59/40

12/13

23/12

Outpatient/inpatient

1/98

8/17

17/18

Disease, n (%)

Valvular heart disease, 27 (27.3%)

Heart failure,7 (28%)

Kidney transplant,12 (34.3%)

Stroke, 7 (7.1)

Valvular heart disease, 3 (12%)

Lung transplant, 6 (17.1%)

Multiple organ failure, 6(6.1%)

Cardiomyopathy, 3(12%)

Liver transplant, 4 (11.4)

Renal failure 5 (5.1%)

Atrial fibrillation 2, (8%)

Nephrotic syndrome, 3 (8.6%)

Pneumonia, 5 (5.1%)

Drug intoxication, 2 (8%

Cardiomyopathy 2 (5.7%)

Other, 49 (49.5%)

Other, 8 (32%)

Other, 8 (22.9%)

CV episodes (n)

154

37

41

 = 1

124

30

35

 ≥ 2

30

7

6

CV correction

 Yes

62

21

33

 No or unknown

37

4

2

Correction time (h)

24 (5–331)

42 (23–360)

24 (21–336)