Fig. 1.
Dobutamine challenge of sham operated and low flow rat hearts. Fractional shortening was measured by echocardiography at rest and following dosing to 1.5 μg/g rat weight (Low Dose) and 4.5 μg/g rat weight (High Dose) dobutamine. Data are average ± SD. N = 5 rats for all groups. * denotes P < 0.05 compared to the corresponding sham operated counterpart