1. 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 
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2. 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.
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3. 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.
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4. Figure 3
Comparison of the mean ± SEM meters walked during 6 min and peak oxygen consumption between LVAS and NYHA class 3 CHF patients.
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5. 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.
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