Table 1.

Indexes of left ventricular pump function, geometry, and filling at baseline and at 3, 14, and 28 days postmyocardial infarction

	Baseline	3 Days	14 Days	28 Days
Ejection fraction, %	69.1 ± 0.8	49.4 ± 2.7*	37.8 ± 2.3*†	37.5 ± 3.4*†
Left ventricular end-diastolic volume, ml	37.2 ± 1.5	59.3 ± 5.1*	77.2 ± 6.5*†	83.6 ± 6.4*†
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, mmHg	7.6 ± 0.6	9.3 ± 0.6*	12.2 ± 0.9*†	13.9 ± 1.1*†

Values are means ± SE; n = 8. One-way ANOVA with post hoc least-significant-difference comparisons was used.

^*P < 0.05 vs. the respective baseline value;

^†P < 0.05 vs. the respective 3-day value.