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Figure 1 Bradykinin, enalaprilat and amlodipine caused a dose-dependent reduction in myocardial oxygen consumption in failing human hearts. Left ventricular assist device HF group (solid circles) showed a greater reduction in oxygen consumption compared with the control HF group (open circles). *p < 0.05 from baseline; #p < 0.05 from HF. HF = heart failure; LVAD = left ventricular assist device; MVO2 = myocardial oxygen consumption.
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