| Variables | Re-hospitalized (N = 49) |
| Mean Duration of Heart Failure (SD), Years | 6.0 (5.7) |
| Age range, n (%), Years | |
| <40 | 2 (4.1) |
| 40 - 49 | 1 (2.0) |
| 50 - 59 | 8 (16.3) |
| 60 - 69 | 8 (16.3) |
| 70 - 79 | 16 (32.7) |
| ≥80 | 14 (28.6) |
| Symptoms, n (%) | |
| NYHA II | 1 (2.0) |
| NYHA III | 10 (20.4) |
| NYHA IV | 38 (77.6) |
| Dyspnea | 49.0 (100) |
| Orthopnea | 45.0 (91.8) |
| Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea | 28.0 (57.1) |
| Cough | 33.0 (67.4) |
| Pedal edema | 43.0 (87.8) |
| Signs | |
| Mean Temperature (SD), ˚C | 37.6 (0.8) |
| Mean Heart Rate (SD), bpm | 107.6 (11.5) |
| Mean Respiratory Rate (SD), cpm | 28.2 (4.4) |
| Mean SBP (SD), mmHg | 12.5 (38.3) |
| Mean DBP (SD), mmHg | 80.8 (22.3) |
| Mean Pulse Pressure (SD), mmHg | 45.7 (20.4) |
| Mean Oxygen Saturation (SD), (%) | 93.2 (3.1) |
| Distended Neck Veins, n (%) | 40 (81.6) |
| Hepato-jugular Reflux, n (%) | 37 (75.5) |
| Smooth Hepatomegaly, n (%) | 24 (49.0) |
| Ascites, n (%) | 15 (30.6) |
| Crackles, n (%) | 44 (89.8) |
| Arrhythmia, n (%) | 24 (50.0) |
| Murmur, n (%) | 19 (38.8) |