Table 1.
NTg (n=16) | Tg (n=9) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Heart Rate (bpm) | 376±27 | 389±45 | NS |
Anterior Wall Thickness (mm) | 0.73±0.04 | 0.75±0.04 | NS |
Posterior Wall Thickness (mm) | 0.70±0.02 | 0.75±0.04 | NS |
LVEDD (mm) | 3.42±0.01 | 3.86±0.02 | 0.07 |
LVESD (mm) | 2.28±0.02 | 2.91±0.02 | 0.02 |
Fractional Shortening (%) | 34±3 | 25±2 | 0.03 |
Data are mean ± SEM. Mice were 8–10 wk of age. LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter. LVESD, left ventricular end-systolic diameter. Significance of differences between means was determined by unpaired t-test. p<0.05 was accepted as significant.