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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In group A, after a mean of 3. 5 + / - 0. 8 months of treatment, there was a significant increase in Hb from 10. 4 + / - 0. 6 to 12. 4 + / - 0. 8 g/dL (P <. 01) ; a significant improvement in New York Heart Association functional class from 3. 5 + / - 0. 6 to 2. 8 + / - 0. 5 (P <. 05) ; a longer endurance time on exercise testing, from 5. 8 + / - 2. 2 to 7. 8 + / - 2. 5 minutes (P <. 01) ; a greater distance walked on exercise testing, from 278 + / - 55 to 356 + / - 88 meters (P <. 01) ; a significant increase in the peak oxygen consumption (VO2) from 12. 8 + / - 2. 8 to 15. 1 + / - 2. 8 mL/kg per minute (<. 05) ; and the VO2 at the anaerobic threshold, from 9. 2 + / - 2. 0 to 13. 2 + / - 3. 6 mL/kg minute (P <. 01).