Baseline | 3 months | p Value | 6 months | p Value | 12 months | p Value | |||
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Radionuclide ejection fraction (%) | P | 25 (7.2) [12] | 29 (9.2) [9] | 0.19 | 27 (11) [12] | 1.00 | 28 (8.5) [11] | 0.90 | |
M | 27 (11) [27] | 32 (14) [20] | 0.004 | 34 (15) [27] | 0.003 | 35 (14) [22] | 0.005 | ||
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (mm Hg) | P | 15 (8.1) [12] | 9.2 (6.0) [8] | 0.11 | 15 (10) [9] | 0.25 | |||
M | 17 (8.9) [14] | 8.8 (7.5) [9] | 0.078 | 10 (6.0) [9] | 0.13 |
Numbers in square brackets denote the size of the group; p value expresses comparison v baseline.
M, metoprolol; P, placebo.