Table 2.
Number | Control | AC | EX | EXAC | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Body weight,g | 12 | 291 ± 9.5 | 254 ± 12.4* | 255 ± 9.7* | 225 ± 7.4* |
Heart rate, beats/min | 5 | 332 ± 8.3 | 307 ± 6.3* | 334 ± 30.5 | 292 ± 7.7* |
LV mass, g | 5 | 1.207 ± 0.04 | 1.1 ± 0.03* | 1.028 ± 0.05* | 0.961 ± 0.06* |
LV mass/body wt ×10−1 | 5 | 4.07 ± 0.1 | 4.1 ± 0.2 | 4.4 ± 0.2* | 4.9 ± 0.3*† |
Values are mean ± SE. AC, heat acclimated; EX, exercise training; EXAC, combined AC and EX; LV, left ventricular.
Significance vs. control,
EX vs. EXAC (P = /< 0.05).