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Figure 1 Change ({Delta}; mean ± SEM) in left ventricular systolic volume (LVESV; top panel), left ventricular diastolic volume (LVEDV; middle panel) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF; bottom panel) between measurements at 24 to 96 h after infarction and a mean of four (three to five) months after infarction in normotensive (solid columns) and hypertensive (cross-hatched columns) patients. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, {dagger}p < 0.001.