ACE and hematocrit: The HSS group had ahigher prevalence of DM, HT, HL, and current smoking patients than the LSS group.There was no significant difference between the 2 groups regarding female gender,beta-blocker, statin, aspirin, and angiotensin-converting enzymeinhibitor/angiotensin-receptor blocker (ACE-I/ARB) therapy (Tables 1 and 2).