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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: After being treated with SMI for 3 weeks, in the treated group, blood level of NO was raised significantly from 69. 8 + or - 33. 1 micro mol/L to 120. 1 + or - 50. 8 micro mol/L, and ET-1 was lowered from 70. 1 + or - 32. 1 ng/L to 46. 2 + or - 21. 3 ng/L, respectively (P < 0. 01) ; that of Ang II was lowered from 81. 3 + or - 24. 3 ng/L to 50. 2 + or - 27. 3 ng/L (P < 0. 01) ; brachial arterial post-congestion blood flow increasing rate was raised from 389. 4 + or - 26. 3 % to 459. 3 + or - 27. 8 % (P < 0. 01) ; and the improvement in heart function as seen through the ejection fraction (EF) was increased from 44 + or - 5 % to 68 + or - 6 % (P < 0. 01), all the changes being more significant than those in the control group (all P < 0. 01).