Table 2.
Hemodynamic parameters observed in anesthetized animals after eight weeks of treatment.
| Wistar | SHR | SHR-Salt | SHR-Salt-S | |
| Animals (n) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| HR (BPM) | 192±8 | 190±7 | 183±7 | 187±7 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 109±2 | 118±2* | 117±2* | 116±2* |
| DBP (mmHg) | 76±3 | 79±2 | 75±3 | 77±2 |
| LVSP (mmHg) | 113±2 | 121±2* | 123±2* | 119±2* |
| LVEDP (mmHg) | 4.1±0.3 | 6.3±0.3* | 6.8±0.6* | 6.6±0.5* |
| +dP/dt (mmHg/s) | 4854±101 | 4794±86 | 4737±103 | 4536±114 |
| -dP/dt (mmHg/s) | -3698±92 | -3729±125 | -3342±80*† | -3647±104† |
Data are presented as the mean±SEM. * P<0.05 vs Wistar; † P<0.05 vs SHR; ‡ P<0.05 vs SHR-Salt
HR: heart rate, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, LVSP: left ventricular systolic pressure, LVEDP: left ventricular end-diastolic pressrue, dP/dt: maximum rate of pressure rise and fall.