AR and congestive heart failure: After one year of perindopril treatment in combination with standard treatment for CHF (β-receptor blockers, digoxin, and diuretics), LVEDD and LVESD values decreased from 69.5 ± 0.6 to 58.0 ± 0.8 mm and 56.2 ± 0.6 to 42.0 ± 0.7 mm, respectively, in patients with (+) anti-AT1-AR and from 69.5 ± 0.6 to 58.0 ± 0.8 mm and 56.2 ± 0.6 to 42.0 ± 0.7 mm, respectively, in patients with (−) anti-AT1-AR.