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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2019 Mar-Apr;34(2):174–182. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000552

Figure 3: Parallel Changes in Myocardial Stretch and Physical Symptoms in Response to Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.

Figure 3:

Mean values of biomarkers (leftward y-axes) and symptoms (rightward y-axes) are presented as the filled rectangle and the whisker bars represent the 95% confidence interval for each time point. Horizontal lines (dashed lines for biomarkers, solid lines for symptoms) for each graph represent overall change between pre-implant and 180 days post implant. Thresholds for acceptable fit for CFI and TLI are ≥ 0.95, RMSEA = ≤0.06 and SRMR ≤ 0.08. Abbreviations: CFI = comparative fit indices; HFSPS = heart failure somatic perception scale; lnNTproBNP = natural log of amino terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; RMSEA = root mean square errors of approximation; SRMR = standardized root mean square residual; TLI = Tucker-Lewis indices.