Volume 107, Issue 6, Pages 1499-1503 (June 1995) Neurohormonal Activation and Exercise Function in Patients With Severe Heart Failure and Patients With Left Ventricular Assist System Tulio Estrada-Quintero, MD, Barry F. Uretsky, MD, Srinivas Murali, MD, Bartley P. Griffith, MD, Robert L. Kormos, MD CHEST Volume 107, Issue 6, Pages 1499-1503 (June 1995) DOI: 10.1378/chest.107.6.1499 Copyright © 1995 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Comparison of mean ± SEM plasma levels of NE, PRA, and ANP in LVAS, NYHA class 3 (CHF 3), and NYHA class 4 (CHF 4) patients. CHEST 1995 107, 1499-1503DOI: (10.1378/chest.107.6.1499) Copyright © 1995 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Individual plasma NE, PRA, and ANP levels over time (first 4 months) in LVAS patients. Values from the same patient are connected by lines. Mean ± SEM levels in NYHA class 3 (CHF 3) and 4 (CHF 4) also are displayed for comparison. CHEST 1995 107, 1499-1503DOI: (10.1378/chest.107.6.1499) Copyright © 1995 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Comparison of the mean ± SEM meters walked during 6 min and peak oxygen consumption between LVAS and NYHA class 3 CHF patients. CHEST 1995 107, 1499-1503DOI: (10.1378/chest.107.6.1499) Copyright © 1995 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Individual data points for each LVAS patient undergoing 6-min walk in meters walked, and peak oxygen consumption values over time (first 4 months) on LVAS patients. CHEST 1995 107, 1499-1503DOI: (10.1378/chest.107.6.1499) Copyright © 1995 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions