Overall (n = 171)

Males (n = 71)

Females (n = 100)

p value

Hypertensive Heart Disease

78 (45.6)

36 (50.7)

42 (42)

0.262

Valvular Heart Disease

28 (16.4)

12 (16.9)

16 (16)

0.876

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

33 (19.3)

22 (31)

11 (11)

0.001

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

9 (5.3)

5 (7)

4 (4)

0.387

Ischemic Heart Disease

8 (4.7)

2 (2.8)

6 (6)

0.330

Pericarditis

5 (2.9)

4 (5.6)

1 (1)

0.079

Pneumonia

4 (2.3)

2 (2.8)

2 (2)

0.733

Hyperthyroidism

2 (1.2)

2 (2.8)

0 (0)

0.093

Alcohol intoxication

2 (1.2)

2 (2.8)

0 (0)

0.093

Idiopathic

6 (3.5)

4 (5.6)

2 (2)

0.017