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Effects of Metformin on Renal Function, Cardiac Function, and Inflammatory Response in Diabetic Nephropathy and Its Protective Mechanism

Table 3

Comparison of cardiac function indexes of patients ().

GroupsLVEDD (mm)LVEF (%)LVESD (mm)
Before treatmentAfter treatmentBefore treatmentAfter treatmentBefore treatmentAfter treatment

Study group44
Control group44
ā€”0.107-10.58-0.08115.9740.023-15.163
ā€”0.915<0.0010.936<0.0010.982<0.001

Note: compared with before treatment within the same group, .