Table 3.

Serum BNP levels of all groups ($\bar{x}\pm s$).

Group	N	BNP (pg/mL)
sham	10	0.89 ± 0.21
HF	9	1.31 ± 0.21***
HF + CAP	11	1.08 ± 0.16  Δ
HF + VAD	10	1.10 ± 0.18  Δ

Notes: *** compared to the sham group, P < 0.001; Δ compared to the AMI group, P < 0.05. HF = heart failure; CAP = captopril; VAD = velvet antler of deer.