Table 3.

Ventriculographic and Echocardiographic Measures Obtained Just Prior to CSD Implantation (Pre-treatment) and at the End of Follow-Up (Post-treatment) in CSD-Treated Dogs.

	Moderate HF (n=6)		Advanced HF (n=6)
	Pre-treatment	Post-treatment	Pre-treatment	Post-treatment
LV EF (%)	34±1	42±1*	25±1	27±1
LAVmax (ml)	22.37±1.44	19.50±0.74*	28.42±1.58	28.05±1.63
LAVp (ml)	16.47±0.99	13.75±1.02*	21.10±1.4	20.35±0.79
LAVmin (ml)	14.35±1.02	11.65±0.94*	19.00±1.20	17.67±0.82
LAAEV (ml)	2.12±0.19	2.10±0.11	2.12±0.2	2.70±0.24
LAAEF (%)	13.17±1.38	15.02±0.8	9.98±0.77	13.12±1.28

Abbreviations as in Table 1.

^*p<0.05 vs. Pre-treatment.