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Table 4 Global and regional responses to inotropic stimulation in the BB Group

From: Enoximone echocardiography: a novel test to evaluate left ventricular contractile reserve in patients with heart failure on chronic beta-blocker therapy

 

Dobutamine

Enoximone

p value

Δ EDV (ml)

-5 ± 22

-12 ± 20

0.1508

Δ ESV (ml)

-20 ± 26

-33 ± 17

0.0136

Δ EF (units)

6 ± 6

8.9 ± 6

0.0323

Δ bsv (cm/s)

1.30 ± 1.17

1.12 ± 1.44

0.7709

Δ msv (cm/s)

1.20 ± 1.24

0.38 ± 1.2

0.0682

Δ blv (cm/s)

0.09 ± 4.99

1.50 ± 1.09

0.3171

Δ mlv (cm/s)

0.17 ± 3.28

1.85 ± 1.65

0.1876

Δ biv (cm/s)

1.81 ± 2.1

1.07 ± 1.74

0.1759

Δ miv (cm/s)

1.56 ± 1.58

1.15 ± 1.18

0.3251

Δ bav (cm/s)

0.65 ± 2.46

1.61 ± 1.38

0.1954

Δ mav (cm/s)

0.06 ± 2.62

1.15 ± 1.66

0.2862

  1. Δ = difference between stress and baseline values; other abbreviations as in Table 1.