Outcomes in NICE compliant and noncompliant patients
| NICE:+ve (n=89) | p value (baseline v 6 months) | NICE:−ve (n=50) | p value (baseline v 6 months) | |
| QOL (score): baseline (SD) | 58.2 (23.6) | 63.5 (31.7) | ||
| QOL (score): 6 months (SD) | 40.1 (25.0) | <0.001 | 38.9 (25.6) | <0.001 |
| 6MWT (m): baseline (SD) | 216.4 (118.3) | 208.5 (131.8) | ||
| 6MWT (m): 6 months (SD) | 324.5 (131.2) | <0.001 | 291.5 (127.5) | <0.01 |
| V02 (ml/kg/min): baseline (SD) | 13.2 (5.6) | 12.3 (4.0) | ||
| V02 (ml/kg/min): 6 months (SD) | 14.4 (3.3) | 0.24 | 12.8 (4.2) | 0.64 |
| Ejection fraction- baseline (SD) | 21.5 (7.1) | 24.3 (7.2) | ||
| Ejection fraction- 6 months (SD) | 30.7 (10.4) | <0.001 | 31.4 (6.6) | <0.001 |
| End-systolic volume- baseline /ml (SD) | 185.1 (79.3) | 177.2 (67.2) | ||
| End-systolic volume- 6 months /ml (SD) | 144.6 (73.5) | 0.02 | 135.2 (57.2) | 0.01 |