TABLE 4

Changes of LV Volume, LVEF, NHYA Functional Class, and Plasma BNP Concentration of Patients in Both Groups

Group AGroup B
ParameterBaseline6 moΔBaseline6 moΔ
Echocardiography
 LVEDV (mL)192 ± 32165 ± 30*−27 ± 26187 ± 39169 ± 42†−20 ± 27
 LVESV (mL)131 ± 3095 ± 29*−36 ± 26130 ± 32108 ± 37‡−22 ± 28
 LVEF (%)32 ± 643 ± 11*11 ± 1031 ± 637 ± 9†6 ± 10
BNP (pg/mL)249 ± 133149 ± 81*−100 ± 83243 ± 119199 ± 65†−43 ± 97§
NYHA functional class I/II/III/IV0/9/16/08/12/5/0*0/10/15/03/10/11/1†§

  • ↵* P < 0.001 vs. baseline.

  • ↵† P < 0.05 vs. baseline.

  • ↵‡ P < 0.01 vs. baseline.

  • ↵§ P < 0.05 vs. group A.