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. 2009 Aug 25;16(1):77. doi: 10.1186/1423-0127-16-77

Table 3.

I/R-induced hemodynamic changes in age-matched control, diabetic (DM), and insulin-treated diabetic (DMI) rats measured by Millar pressure-volume conductance catheter system.

Control (n = 7) DM (n = 9) DMI (n = 8)
Heart rate (bpm) 366 ± 12 263 ± 12*(P < 0.001) 299 ± 12
End-systolic volume (μL) 253 ± 42 233 ± 35 219 ± 37
End-diastolic volume (μL) 311 ± 45 286 ± 32 279 ± 39
Maximum pressure (mmHg) 90 ± 3 71 ± 4.4*(P < 0.01) 75 ± 4.4
Minimum pressure (mmHg) 2.54 ± 0.46 1.74 ± 0.4 2.86 ± 1.86
End-systolic pressure (mmHg) 87 ± 2.9 66 ± 4.9*(P < 0.01) 70 ± 3.9
End-diastolic pressure (mmHg) 6.98 ± 0.92 4.9 ± 0.41*(P < 0.05) 6.76 ± 2.02
Stroke volume (μL) 94 ± 13 84 ± 9.2 92 ± 9.3
Ejection fraction (%) 30.8 ± 4.53 31.3 ± 4.44 33.4 ± 3.95
Cardiac output (μL/min) 33,914 ± 4,240 22,504 ± 3,263*(P < 0.05) 27,342 ± 2,848
Stroke work (mmHg*μL) 5,501 ± 914 4,031 ± 601 4,640 ± 720
Arterial elastance (mmHg/μL) 1.04 ± 0.15 0.9 ± 0.17 0.82 ± 0.07
End-systolic elastance (mmHg/μL) 0.893 ± 0.179 0.484 ± 0.071*(P < 0.05) 0.822 ± 0.166
dPdt max (mmHg/sec) 4,956 ± 292 3,738 ± 298*(P < 0.05) 4,523 ± 639
dPdt min (mmHg/sec) -3,944 ± 279 -3,002 ± 414 -3,054 ± 303
P@dPdt max (mmHg) 49.53 ± 3.25 39.19 ± 2.93 42.91 ± 4.54
Tau_w (msec) 11.44 ± 0.86 16.71 ± 1.29*(P < 0.1) 13.51 ± 1.45
Tau_g (msec) 14.73 ± 1.65 24.07 ± 0.92*(P < 0.05) 16.62 ± 0.71†(P < 0.05)

Data are expressed as means ± SEM (*, vs. control; †, vs. DM). DM, STZ-diabetes; DMI, insulin-treated diabetes.