Baseline | Sham | CPAP | p Value* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Data presented as mean (SE) except †median (range). | ||||
*Comparison between CPAP and sham limbs. | ||||
ESS | 10 (1) | 8 (1) | 7 (1) | 0.04 |
LVEF (%) | 29 (2) | 30 (2) | 30 (2) | 0.56 |
Peak VO2 (ml/kg/min) | 14.8 (0.9) | 14.7 (1.0) | 14.5 (1.0) | 0.48 |
VE/VCO2 slope | 32 (1) | 33 (2) | 33 (2) | 0.73 |
6 MW distance (m) | 550 (28) | 552 (28) | 546 (30) | 0.98 |
NT-proBNP† (pg/ml) | 593 (1271) | 738 (1511) | 702 (1341) | 0.76 |
NE (nmol/l) | 2.8 (0.2) | 3.1 (0.2) | 3.0 (0.3) | 0.66 |