Does ischemic etiology compared to non-ischemic etiology worsen one-year prognosis in patients with HFrEF?
In patients with HFrEF, ischemic etiology is associated with a worse one-year prognosis compared to non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy.
= 0.003). The ICM patients were older and had more comorbidities, whereas the NIDCM patients had lower LVEF. One-year prognosis was worse in the ICM patients than in the NIDCM patients. ICM etiology was independently associated with a worse one-year outcome.
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