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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Carvedilol prevented alteration of sphericity index (ratio of long and short axis of left ventricle) that changed from 1. 65 + / - 0. 29 to 1. 66 + / - 20 with carvedilol compared with 1. 58 + / - 0. 33 to 1. 39 + / - 0. 19 with placebo (P =. 02) ; alteration was also prevented of wall thickening abnormality at infarct site, which changed from 9. 2 + / - 3. 1 cm2 to 9. 1 + / - 3. 5 cm 2 with carvedilol compared with 10. 3 + / - 3. 3 cm2 to 13. 5 + / - 4. 6 cm2 with placebo (P =. 002).