USUAL CAREn = 40 INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT n = 40 PANOVA/χ2
  T0 baseline T4 followup T0 baseline T4 followup UC - IM
 NYHA class 2.90±0.69 2.40±0.45 * 3.08±0.57 2.08±0.38 * <0.02
 ECHOCARDIOGRAM          
 EF (%) 32 ± 8 34 ± 10 31 ± 6 36 ± 9 * 0.063
 PAP (mmHg) 39 ± 9 38 ± 10 41 ± 13 33 ± 8 * <0.05
 Diastolic dysfunction (%) 16 (40%) 14 (33%) 19 (47%) 10 (25%) * 0.081
Moderate/severe MR (%) 15 (39%) 15 (39%) 13 (33%) 12 (30%) 0.121
 BLOOD TESTS          
 BNP (pg/ml) 361 ± 72 263 ± 152 314 ± 94 202 ± 127* 0.058
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS          
STAI-6 41.5 ± 6.6 41.6 ± 6.0 42.2 ± 8.2 35.1± 6.3 § < 0.01
PHQ-9 25.03 ± 3.3 29.1 ± 3.3 * 26.8 ± 3.3 24.0 ± 2.6 § < 0.01
PGWBI 62.1 ± 8.7 56.2± 8.7 * 60.6 ± 7.8 68.3 ± 3.2 § < 0.01
MMAS 2.7 ± 0.9 3.0 ± 0.8 2.8 ± 0.4 3.8 ± 0.5 * <0.05
*=p<0.05 T4 vs.T0 (T-test); §=p<0.0001 T4 vs.T0 (T-test)
Table 3: Differences in Clinical Variables at Followup.