Table 3.
Changes in echocardiographic parameters in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and control groups*
| CR group | P-Value | Control group | P value | P value** CR vs. Control |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | ||||
| EF (%) | 50.54±8.18 | 52.00±8.03 | 0.001 | 49.05±8.69 | 49.45±8.52 | 0.040 | 0.006 |
| LVEDD (mm) | 46.84±6.58 | 46.82±6.45 | 0.843 | 47.32±5.57 | 47.20±5.58 | 0.210 | 0.571 |
| LVESD (mm) | 30.43±5.41 | 30.65±5.15 | 0.169 | 31.27±4.79 | 31.15±4.50 | 0.227 | 0.070 |
| LAD (mm) | 33.39±4.78 | 33.04±4.75 | 0.059 | 32.50±4.40 | 32.20±4.50 | 0.061 | 0.822 |
| RVEDD (mm) | 23.98±10.83 | 23.56±10.59 | 0.122 | 24.80±10.67 | 24.77±10.67 | 0.843 | 0.200 |
*
Data are presented as mean±SD
EF, Ejection fraction; LVEDD, Left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; LVESD, Left ventricular end-systolic dimension; LAD, Left atrial dimension; RVEDD, Right ventricular end-diastolic dimension
**
P value was computed using the analysis of covariance