. 2010 Feb 19;298(5):H1510–H1517. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.01021.2009

Table 2.

Echocardiographic parameters

			Reperfusion
Parameter	Baseline	Ischemia (15 min)	10 min	180 min
FS, %
Males	29.4 ± 1.1	26.5 ± 1.2	34.0 ± 1.7	27.6 ± 1.5
Females	27.4 ± 1.7	22.3 ± 2.1	24.9 ± 2.2^*	22.6 ± 2.2
Oophorectomized females	28.5 ± 2.8	27.2 ± 3.0	31.2 ± 1.5	28.2 ± 4.3
LVEDV, ml
Males	3.4 ± 0.1	4.2 ± 0.2^†	4.1 ± 0.2^†	4.1 ± 0.1^†
Females	3.9 ± 0.2	4.9 ± 0.2^*^†	4.8 ± 0.2^*^†	4.7 ± 0.2^*^†
Oophorectomized females	3.7 ± 0.2	4.9 ± 0.2^*^†	4.4 ± 0.2^†	4.3 ± 0.2^†
LVESV, ml
Males	2.2 ± 0.1	2.9 ± 0.1^†	2.8 ± 0.1^†	2.8 ± 0.1^†
Females	2.5 ± 0.2	3.5 ± 0.1^*^†	3.3 ± 0.2^*^†	3.3 ± 0.1^*^†
Oophorectomized females	2.3 ± 0.1	3.4 ± 0.2^*^†	2.9 ± 0.1^†	2.9 ± 0.2^†
SV, ml
Males	1.2 ± 0.1	1.3 ± 0.1	1.3 ± 0.1	1.2 ± 0.1
Females	1.4 ± 0.1	1.4 ± 0.1	1.5 ± 0.1	1.4 ± 0.1
Oophorectomized females	1.4 ± 0.1	1.5 ± 0.1	1.5 ± 0.1	1.4 ± 0.1
EF, %
Males	34.0 ± 1.0	30.7 ± 1.1	30.3 ± 1.2	28.6 ± 0.9^†
Females	34.3 ± 1.3	28.1 ± 1.3^†	30.4 ± 1.5	29.6 ± 1.0
Oophorectomized females	36.4 ± 1.5	31.1 ± 1.4	34.6 ± 1.7	31.9 ± 2.1
CO, l/min
Males	3.1 ± 0.2	3.4 ± 0.3	3.1 ± 0.3	3.0 ± 0.2
Females	3.2 ± 0.3	3.3 ± 0.3	3.5 ± 0.3	3.1 ± 0.2
Oophorectomized females	3.3 ± 0.2	3.6 ± 0.2	3.7 ± 0.2	3.1 ± 0.2

Values are means ± SE. FS, fractional shortening; LVEDV, LV end-diastolic volume; LVESV, LV end-systolic volume; SV, stroke volume; EF, ejection fraction; CO, cardiac output.

P < 0.05 vs. males at that time point;

^†

P < 0.05 vs. baseline.