TABLE 4

Changes in LVEDV, LVESV, LVEF, and Functional Class

ParameterGroup A (n = 28)Group B (n = 28)
Baseline4 wkBaseline4 wk
LVEDV (mL)186 ± 42174 ± 48*184 ± 36179 ± 38
LVESV (mL)128 ± 43112 ± 41†129 ± 31121 ± 29
LVEF (%)32 ± 936 ± 7*31 ± 832 ± 7
NYHA functional class I/II/III/IV0/0/17/112/12/13/1‡§0/0/19/91/4/22/1†

  • ↵* P < 0.05 vs. baseline.

  • ↵† P < 0.01 vs. baseline.

  • ↵‡ P < 0.0001 vs. baseline.

  • ↵§ P < 0.05 vs. group B.

  • LVEDV = left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVESV = left ventricular end-systolic volume; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction.