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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: End-diastolic and end-systolic left ventricular volumes, left ventricular ejection fraction, and systolic septal and posterior wall thickening investigated by two-dimensional echocardiography in 12 of the 18 patients were not affected by oral administration of bamiphylline (124 + / - 22 versus 125 + / - 20 mL, P = NS ; 49 + / - 12 versus 50 + / - 13 mL, P = NS ; 60 + / - 8 % versus 58 + / - 7 %, P = NS ; 35 + / - 6 % versus 36 + / - 7 %, P = NS ; 32 + / - 6 % versus 33 + / - 6 %, P = NS, respectively).