1. Change in mean LVMI with erythropoietin alpha hemoglobin maintenance treatment and control/delayed treatment from baseline to 24 months
End point
Hemoglobin maintenance
Control/delayed-treatment group
Mean change in LVMI (g/m2)
0.37±25.0
5.21±30.3
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2. Change in mean LVMI in patients with stable hemoglobin levels and those with decreasing levels
End point
Stable hemoglobin
Decreasing hemoglobin p
Change in mean LVMI (g/dL)
–0.25±26.7
19.3±28.2
0.002
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