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. 2006 May 18;92(11):1603–1609. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.082560

Table 4 Clinical measurements of heart failure after placebo and statin administration.

Placebo Statin treatment p Value
Internal dimension in diastole (mm) 68.0 (2.5) 67.0 (2.6) 0.41
Internal dimension in systole (mm) 59.1 (2.7) 56.6 (3.6) 0.20
Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) 29.7 (2.3) 31.0 (2.4) 0.59
Peak early diastolic transmitral flow velocity (cm/s) 76.4 (7.6) 76.8 (8.1) 0.37
Peak transmitral flow velocity with atrial contraction (cm/s) 83.4 (4.8) 76.6 (4.3) 0.20
Deceleration time (ms) 224.5 (26.8) 204.5 (18.3) 0.37
Left ventricular mass (g) 273.9 (23.5) 306.0 (32.1) 0.25
6 min walking test (m) 466.2 (18.9) 471.9 (20.2) 0.44
MLHFQL questionnaire score 28.5 (4.6) 29.9 (4.5) 0.63

Data presented as mean (SEM).

MLHFQL, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Quality of Life.