Table 1.

At four weeks, left ventricular function was preserved after EPCM treatment as measured by echocardiography, pressure-volume conductance catheter, and Doppler flow.

Modality	Parameter	Control (n=22)	EPCM (n=21)	P Value
Echo	LVID systole (mm)	0.67 ± 0.02	0.45 ± 0.02	<0.001
	LVID diastole (mm)	0.80 ± 0.02	0.66 ± 0.01	0.001
	Infarct Wall Thickness diastole (mm)	1.13 ± 0.11	1.70 ± 0.10	<0.001
	Infarct Wall Thickness systole (mm)	1.20 ± 0.12	1.96 ± 0.06	<0.001
	Fractional Shortening (%)	16 ± 2	32 ± 1	<0.001
	Ejection Fraction (%)	40 ± 4	68 ± 2	<0.001
P-V Conductance	Maximum Pressure (mmHg)	95.7 ± 2.5	118.3 ± 5.1	<0.001
	dPdt Max (mmHg/sec)	4237 ± 293	5927 ± 388	<0.001
	Stroke Work (mmHg*uL)	3998 ± 440	5464 ± 642	0.006
	Slope of end systolic pressure-volume relationship	0.75 ± 0.15	2.50 ± 0.05	<0.001
Doppler Flow	Cardiac Output (ml/min)	27.3 ± 3.4	39.8 ± 1.1	0.029