Table 3 Left ventricular function

EF (baseline)

%

82.05 ± 5.48

72.91 ± 3.47

67.88 ± 8.03*

66.47 ± 6.26*

EF (2 weeks)

%

83.63 ± 1.20

67.33 ± 7.75*

62.12 ± 2.82*

58.33 ± 2.67**^#

EF (4 weeks)

%

79.33 ± 1.84

66.33 ± 3.18*

62.30 ± 2.66*

40.14 ± 8.57**^#

FS (baseline)

%

45.99 ± 5.46

40.51 ± 2.85

33.15 ± 5.50*

31.49 ± 4.71*

FS (2 weeks)

%

45.28 ± 2.28

32.33 ± 5.24*

31.90 ± 1.64*

27.33 ± 1.67**^#

FS (4 weeks)

%

41.28 ± 2.48

32.05 ± 2.52*

27.75 ± 2.27*

17.67 ± 4.67**^#