Volume 128, Issue 2, Pages 1060-1062 (August 2005) Myocardial Apoptotic Index Based on In Situ DNA Nick End-Labeling of Endomyocardial Biopsies Does Not Predict Prognosis of Dilated Cardiomyopathy  Hideshi Okada, MD, Takemura Genzou , MD, PhD, Koda Masahiko , MD, PhD, Kanoh Motoo , MD, PhD, Kawase Yukinori , MD, PhD, Minatoguchi Shinya , MD, PhD, Fujiwara Hisayoshi , MD, PhD  CHEST  Volume 128, Issue 2, Pages 1060-1062 (August 2005) DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.2.1060 Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Correlation between the apoptotic index derived from LV endomyocardial biopsies and the percentage change in the indicated cardiac functional and anatomical parameters during the follow-up period. ΔLVEF (top,A); ΔLVEDD (middle,B); and ΔLVPWT (bottom,C) CHEST 2005 128, 1060-1062DOI: (10.1378/chest.128.2.1060) Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions