Table 4.

Comparison of echocardiography between the two groups after treatment.

	LVIDs/mm		LVIDd/mm		IVST/mm		LVPWd/mm		LVEF/%
	7 days	6 months	7 days	6 months	7 days	6 months	7 days	6 months	7 days	6 months
Control group	35.6 ± 1.2	32.5 ± 1.5*	45.0 ± 2.9	44.6 ± 3.0	9.6 ± 0.3	9.9 ± 0.4*	9.6 ± 0.3	9.9 ± 0.5*	53.7 ± 4.7	56.6 ± 4.5*
TPE group	35.4 ± 1.9	30.2 ± 1.8*,#	45.4 ± 2.8	44.0 ± 1.5*	9.6 ± 0.4	9.7 ± 0.4	9.5 ± 0.3	9.7 ± 0.2#	53.3 ± 4.0	62.1 ± 3.5*,#

LVIDs, left ventricular internal dimension at systolic; LVIDd, left ventricular internal dimension at diastole; IVST, interventricular septal thickness; LVPWd, left ventricular posterior wall dimension; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; TPE, Trichosanthes pericarpium extract.

Data are presented as mean ± SD.

^*P < 0.05 compared to 7 days.

^# P < 0.05 compared to Control group.