Table 7.

Unadjusted differences in mean change in parameters in BMC-treated patients compared with controls based on the mode of imaging

	Difference in mean	95% Confidence Interval	P value for Z	P value for subgroup differences
LVEF
Echo	3.61	2.18 to 5.04	<0.00001	0.001
SPECT	2.60	−0.35 to 5.55	0.08
MRI	1.17	−0.60 to 2.95	0.20
LVG	7.08	4.77 to 9.38	0.0001
Infarct size
SPECT	–2.41	–2.78 to –2.03	<0.00001	0.04
MRI	–1.48	–1.48 to 0.91	0.22
LVG	–7.01	–10.66 to–3.36	0.0002
LVESV
Echo	–15.81	–23.75 to –7.87	<0.0001	<0.0001
SPECT	–7.02	–11.19 to –2.85	0.001
MRI	–2.38	–3.89 to –0.87	0.002
LVG	–14.44	–21.61 to –7.27	<0.0001
LVEDV
Echo	–7.66	–13.08 to –2.25	0.006	0.08
SPECT	–14.79	–24.22 to –5.35	0.002
MRI	–2.39	–6.84 to 2.06	0.29
LVG	–3.08	–10.25 to 4.10	0.4

Abbreviations: Echo, echocardiography; LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVESV, left ventricular end-systolic volume; LVG, left ventriculography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; SPECT, single photon emission computed tomography.