Table 1. Summary of echocardiographic data.

Treatment	n	LVEDV(µL)	LVESV(µL)	LVIDd(mm)	LVIDs(mm)	EF(%)	FS(%)
Sham	7	170.94±35.26	17.91±8.85	5.87±0.55	2.16±0.66	90.02±4.24	63.78±9.23
MI alone	6	393.34±28.72	248.53±19.02	8.81±0.90	7.18±0.74	36.80±2.35*	18.52±1.11*
MI+SND	8	355.94±55.05	187.89±33.69	8.13±0.50	6.18±0.43	47.19±5.89#	23.99±3.92#

LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVESV, left ventricular end-systolic volume; LVIDd,left ventricular internal diameter in diastole; LVIDs, left ventricular internal diameter in systole; EF, ejection fraction; FS, fractional shortening. Data are mean ± S.D.,

^* p<0.05 comparing MI and sham animals,

^# p<0.05 comparing SND-treatment and MI animals.