Results
The groups were comparable in the number and age of patients, associated
pathologies, and the severity of chronic heart failure evaluated
according to the stages and NYHA functional classes. In the group of
patients with permanent atrial fibrillation, male gender prevailed as
compared to other groups, probably, due to men’s late medical
consultation. Table 1 presents a general characteristic of the patients.
Table 1. Characteristic of CHF patients with permanent atrial
fibrillation, with paroxysmal one, and without atrial fibrillation