Table 4.
Echocardiographic Parameters at the End of Phase III.
| Groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCS-GCS | FCS-GHS | FHS-GHS | FHS-FHS | |
| n | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| LVEF (%) | 74.9 ± 3.4 | 77.3 ± 4.4 | 80.3 ± 3.7 | 78.2 ± 2.3 |
| LVFS (%) | 46.0 ± 3.4 | 49.1 ± 4.4 | 51.9 ± 4.4 | 48.8 ± 2.4 |
| LVIDs (mm) | 3.7 ± 0.3 | 3.4 ± 0.4 | 3.0 ± 0.4 | 3.5 ± 0.3 |
| LVIDD (mm) | 6.7 ± 0.3 | 6.5 ± 0.3 | 6.1 ± 0.4 | 6.9 ± 0.4 |
| LVAWS (mm) | 3.2 ± 0.1 | 3.3 ± 0.2 | 3.5 ± 0.2 | 3.6 ± 0.1 |
| LVAWD (mm) | 1.9 ± 0.03 | 2.0 ± 0.1 | 2.5 ± 0.1 * | 2.2 ± 0.1 * |
| LVPWS (mm) | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 3.5 ± 0.2 | 4.0 ± 0.3 | 4.0 ± 0.2 |
| LVPWD (mm) | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 2.4 ± 0.1 | 3.0 ± 0.3 * | 2.7 ± 0.2 |
| LVTWS (mm) | 6.8 ± 0.2 | 6.8 ± 0.4 | 7.4 ± 0.3 | 7.6 ± 0.4 |
| LVTWD (mm) | 4.3 ± 0.1 | 4.4 ± 0.2 | 5.6 ± 0.4 * | 4.9 ± 0.3 |
| LV Mass (mg) | 1190 ± 73 | 1060 ± 59 | 1401 ± 56 * | 1373.0 ± 75 * |
Group names as in Table 1: LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVFS, left ventricular fractional shortening; LVIDs, left ventricular systolic internal diameter; LVIDD, left ventricular diastolic internal diameter; LVAW, left ventricular anterior wall width; LVPW, left ventricular posterior wall width; LVTW, left ventricular total wall width; LV Mass, left ventricular mass. Values are the mean ± SE. * p < 0.05 vs. GCS-GCS.