Table 2.

Effect of carvedilol preparations on cardiac function in the COMPARE study

	Carvedilol CR		Carvedilol IR		P-value
	Baseline	24 weeks	Baseline	24 weeks
LVESVI (mL/m2)	69	48	63	45	ns
LVEDVI (mL/m2)	96	76	90	72	ns
LVEF (%)	30	38	31	39	ns
SBP (mmHg)	117	124	116	117	<0.0005
BNP (% reduction from baseline)	36		36		ns

ns, not significant.