1. Volume 66, Issue 4, Pages 279-285 (October 2015)
B-type natriuretic peptide response and reverse left ventricular remodeling after surgical correction of functional mitral regurgitation in patients with advanced cardiomyopathy 
Satoshi Kainuma, MD, Kazuhiro Taniguchi, MD, PhD, Koichi Toda, MD, PhD, Yasuhiro Shudo, MD, PhD, Koji Takeda, MD, PhD, Toshihiro Funatsu, MD, PhD, Shigeru Miyagawa, MD, PhD, Haruhiko Kondoh, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Nishi, MD, Yasushi Yoshikawa, MD, Satsuki Fukushima, MD, PhD, Seiki Hamada, MD, PhD, Koji Kubo, RT, Takashi Daimon, PhD, Yoshiki Sawa, MD, PhD, FJCC 
Journal of Cardiology 
Volume 66, Issue 4, Pages (October 2015)
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2. Fig. 1
NYHA functional class and plasma BNP levels at baseline and latest follow-up examination (median, 48 months). NYHA, New York Heart Association; BNP, B-type natriuretic peptide.
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3. Fig. 2
Absolute and percent changes in the LVEDVI, LVESVI, and EF from baseline (before surgery) to 1.4 months after surgery. LVEDVI, left ventricular end-diastolic volume index; LVESVI, left ventricular end-systolic volume index; EF, ejection fraction.
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4. Fig. 3
Associations between LnBNP and LVEDVI, LVESVI, LVEF, and global ESS. The open and filled circles indicate values without hemodialysis at baseline and 1.4 months after surgery, respectively. Open and filled triangles indicate values in the cases with hemodialysis. Ln, natural log-transformed; BNP, B-type natriuretic peptide; LVEDVI, left ventricular end-diastolic volume index; LVESVI, left ventricular end-systolic volume index; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; ESS, end-systolic wall stress.
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