Table 2.
Effect of treatment on the weight of the left ventricle and the heart.
| Groups | n | Heart/body ratio (mg g−1) | LV/heart ratio (mg mg−1) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | ||
| Control | 8 | 3.61 ± 0.07 | 2.99 ± 0.09 | 0.82 ± 0.10 | 0.80 ± 0.06 |
| Captopril | 9 | 3.19 ± 0.06 | 2.71 ± 0.04∗,§ | 0.84 ± 0.09 | 0.74 ± 0.07∗,§ |
| SHR-350 Hz | 9 | 2.97 ± 0.09 | 2.84 ± 0.07 | 0.86 ± 0.09 | 0.76 ± 0.12∗,§ |
| SHR-WAB | 8 | 3.02 ± 0.06 | 2.85 ± 0.08 | 0.81 ± 0.10 | 0.78 ± 0.14 |
LV: left ventricle.
*P < .05 versus control group. § P < .05 versus baseline value of the same group.