Table 2.
Heart weight, heart ratio, left and right ventricular chamber areas and septum and ventricles wall thicknesses from sham-operated control and operated groups
| Ventricular chamber area (mm2) | Wall thickness (mm) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart weight (mg) | Heart ratio (g/Kg) | LV | RV | LV | RV | Septum | |
| Sham-operated | 1206 ± 48.66 | 3.37 ± 0.06 | 17.24 ± 1.53 | 7.46 ± 0.84 | 2.30 ± 0.10 | 0.84 ± 0.04 | 1.79 ± 0.09 |
| Operated | 1448 ± 63.47*** | 4.60 ± 0.28* | 18.66 ± 1.05 | 8.34 ± 0.55 | 2.46 ± 0.07** | 0.80 ± 0.03 | 2.03 ± 0.07*** |
| Predicted values† | 1212 ± 0.15 | 3.86 ± 0.12 | 18.54 ± 0.65 | 9.85 ± 0.74 | 2.07 ± 0.06 | 0.79 ± 0.05 | 1.50 ± 0.04 |
Values are given as mean ± SE.
LV, left ventricle; RV, right ventricle.
*
P < 0.05
**
P < 0.01
***
P < 0.0001; when compared with predicted values.
†
Predicted values for control animals with mean body weight equal to mean body weight of operated animals at the end of the experiment (319.1 ± 7.58 g).