Anthrophometric data
| Subject no. | Age yrs | BMI kg·m−2 | NYHA class | Ejection fraction % | Medication |
| 1 | 53 | 22.4 | 3 | 35 | AI, BB, DIG, DIU, N |
| 2 | 70 | 20.7 | 3 | 15 | AI, DIG, DIU, N |
| 3 | 53 | 27.7 | 3 | 20 | AI, DIG, DIU, N |
| 4 | 69 | 27.0 | 3 | 15 | AI, DIG, DIU, N |
| 5 | 66 | 26.6 | 3 | 20 | AI, BB, DIU, N |
| 6 | 64 | 28.7 | 3 | 25 | BB, DIU, N |
| 7 | 59 | 28.8 | 3 | 30 | AI, BB, DIG, DIU, N |
| 8 | 57 | 29.4 | 3 | 20 | AI, DIU, N |
| 9 | 72 | 30.5 | 2 | 25 | AI, BB, N |
| 10 | 56 | 29.1 | 3 | 30 | AI, BB, DIU, N |
| 11 | 61 | 28.1 | 3 | 20 | AI, DIU, N, CCB |
| 12 | 49 | 30.5 | 2 | 25 | AI, DIU, DIG |
| 13 | 59 | 25.0 | 2 | 30 | AI, BB |
| 14 | 66 | 32.3 | 2 | 20 | AI, BB |
| 15 | 77 | 21.9 | 3 | 15 | AI, DIU, N |
| 16 | 61 | 27.5 | 3 | 35 | AI, DIU, CCB |
| Mean±SD | 62.0±7.4 | 27.3±3.2 | 2.8±0.4 | 23.8±6.5 |
BMI: body mass index
NYHA: New York Heart Association
AI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
BB: β-blocker
DIG: digoxine
DIU: diuretics
N: nitrate
CCB: calcium channel blocker