Table 2. Echocardiographic functional data.

	Group Cn = 17	Group T(-)n = 17	P
LVSD (mm)	2.91±0.57	3.42±0.53*	0.011
LVSD/BW (mm/kg)	12.1 (9.62–13.00)	12.3 (11.10–14.20)*	0.046
HR (bpm)	340.15±30.13	304.22±25.91*	<0.001
CO (mL/min)	73.48±9.07	64.72±7.81*	0.005
% FS	58.012±6.98	51.70±4.82*	0.004
EF	0.92±0.03	0.88±0.03*	0.004
E wave (cm/s)	84.70±12.73	83.62±9.34	0.781
A wave (cm/s)	64.0 (52.07–75.15)	52.0 (45.75–56.00)*	0.008
E/A	1.31±0.22	1.62±0.26*	0.001
IRT (ms)	16.50 (15.0–19.00)	17.0 (15.5–18.25)	0.876
IRTc (ms)	42.5±8.8	38.0±5.5	0.084

Group C: control animals, Group T (-): taurine-deficient animals; LVSD: left ventricular systolic diameter; BW: body weight; HR: heart rate; CO: cardiac output; % FS: fractional shortening; EF: ejection fraction; E/A: relationship between the E and A waves; IRT: isovolumetric relaxation time; IRTc: isovolumetric relaxation time normalized by the HR. Data are expressed as means ± standard deviations or medians (quartile 1 - quartile 3). Bold values indicate statistical significance (P≤0.05).