Table 2.

Regional ejection fraction (%) of ischaemic and non-ischaemic left ventricular sectors before and during the four exercise tests

Exercise test	Rest	Exercise	Change
Ischaemic sectors (n=55)
Placebo 1	74 (20)	66 (20)	−9 (7)
Placebo 2	71 (19)*	72 (21)*	+1 (9)*
Drug 1	69 (20)*	69 (21)*	−1 (10)*
Drug 2	70 (21)*	74 (19)*	+1 (10)*
p Value	0.0003	0.005	<0.0001
Non-ischaemic sectors (n=89)
Placebo 1	62 (21)	70 (22)	+8 (7)
Placebo 2	63 (24)	69 (22)	+8 (10)
Drug 1	63 (23)	64 (23)*	+2 (10)*
Drug 2	62 (23)	66 (22)*	+5 (8)*
p Value	NS	<0.0001	<0.0001

Values are mean (SD).

Comparisons between all four exercise tests using Friedman test; pairwise comparisons using Wilcoxon signed rank test with Bonferroni correction.

*p<0.05 v placebo 1.