The Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Premature Ventricular Contractions and Ventricular Wall Stress in Patients with Heart Failure and Sleep Apnea

Table 4

The comparisons of certain parameters of the groups during the follow-up period.

	Study group			Control group
	Baseline	6th month	value	Baseline	6th month	value
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	28.63 ± 3.16	28.65 ± 2.92	0.812	27.88 ± 2.63	27.83 ± 2.54	0.534
Ejection fraction (%)	30.2 ± 4.36	30.98 ± 4.19	<0.001	30.78 ± 4.7	30.75 ± 4.49	0.860
Heart rate (beats per minute)	68.3 ± 6.46	67.38 ± 6.59	0.002	68.7 ± 6.31	68.48 ± 6.26	0.060
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	131.13 ± 7.02	127.5 ± 5.66	<0.001	128.25 ± 7.39	127.75 ± 7.16	0.160
Diastolic blood pressure	76.5 ± 8.02	74.13 ± 6.59	<0.001	76 ± 7.18	76 ± 7.18	0.999
Left ventricular end diastolic diameter (mm)	61.53 ± 4.31	61.68 ± 4.32	0.262	61.68 ± 4.7	62.03 ± 4.65	0.001