Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Is Associated with the Morphologic and Functional Parameters in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Figure 4

Association of VEGF and left ventricle ejection fraction (a) and left ventricle fractional shortening (b) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Left ventricle ejection fraction (a): , coefficient of determination : 0.42, regression equation: , and significance level: . Left ventricle fractional shortening (b): , coefficient of determination : 0.27, regression equation: , and significance level: . LV EF, left ventricle ejection fraction; FS, left ventricular fractional shortening.

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