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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: After 1 year, a significant improvement in Hb levels (13. 6 + / - 1. 2 vs 10. 3 + / - 1. 2 g/dL, p < 0. 05) as well as in systolic and diastolic function indexes was observed in group I compared to group II patients : EF (70. 5 + / - 7. 6 vs 63. 4 + / - 9. 3 %, p < 0. 05), LVM (116. 5 + / - 34. 9 vs 155. 6 + / - 51. 6 g/m (2), p < 0. 05), Edt (233. 9 + / - 98. 6 vs 166. 9 + / - 45. 1 ms, p < 0. 05), Tei index (0. 35 + / - 0. 12 vs 0. 51 + / - 0. 17, p < 0. 01) and E/Em (9. 7 + / - 2. 4 vs 14. 8 + / - 5. 2, p < 0. 05), respectively.