Table 2.
Evaluation of cardiac parameters by Doppler echography
| Sex groups | Diet groups | E/A ratio ± SEM |
LV mass (mg) ± SEM |
Inter-ventricular septum (mm) ± SEM |
LV posterior wall (mm) ± SEM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Male mice |
SD | 1.39 ± 0.15 | 109.8 ± 2.6 | 0.72 ± 0.01 | 0.76 ± 0.02 |
| VD | 2.27 ± 0.14*** | 135.7 ± 7.5 ** | 0.83 ± 0.03 ** | 0.85 ± 0.02 ** | |
| AD | 2.20 ± 0.08*** | 129.8 ± 6.2 ** | 0.89 ± 0.02 *** | 0.84 ± 0.01 * | |
|
Female mice |
SD | 1.56 ± 0.05 | 101.1 ± 2.7 | 0.77 ± 0.01 | 0.70 ± 0.02 |
| VD | 1.62 ± 0.08 | 118.7 ± 5.0 * | 0.86 ± 0.03 ** | 0.78 ± 0.02 * | |
| AD | 3.01 ± 0.45***### | 115.7 ± 3.6 * | 0.85 ± 0.03 * | 0.79 ± 0.01 ** | |
The early wave (E) and the late wave (A) of the mitral flow. LV mass was calculated by the measurement of the inter-ventricular septum, posterior wall thicknesses, and the tele-diastolic diameter. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 vs. SD; ### P < 0.001 vs. VD.