TABLE 3.

Cardiac and Liver Ultrasound Measurements

Variable	Control (n=152)			Oxandrolone (n=70)
	Discharge	1 year	2 years	Discharge	1 year	2 years
CO (L/min)	5.1±0.3	4.9±0.3	4.4±0.3	5.2±0.4	4.0±0.3*	3.9±0.3
% Predicted CO	150.7±7.4	148.1±7.2	128.6±9.2	145.6±14.6	115.5±12.4*	98.3±10.9*
CI (L/min/m2)	5.6±0.4	8.9±3.0	9.8±4.9	6.0±0.7	4.6±0.5	3.9±0.5
SV (mL/m2)	38.2±2.5	47.4±3.0	43.7±3.0	40.1±3.1	41.9±4.7	43.3±4.1
% Predicted SV	100.5±5.7	121.2±5.4	108.5±6.9	92.8±10.4	103.7±9.2	87.5±8.7
HR (beats/min)	140.4±2.5	111.3±3.6	109.5±5.1	133.6±3.9	105.2±5.5	94.8±4.7*
% Predicted HR	155.8±3.7	123.1±3.4	121.2±4.8	155.1±5.0	110.1±4.4†	109.5±4.3*
Liver size (cm)	12.2±0.4	11.6±0.4	11.4±0.4	12.6±0.4	11.5±0.6	12.4±0.5
Liver weight (g)	3346.8±292.3	3018.5±329.1	2432.2±302.1	3457.9±329.5	2899.2±481.2	3311.8±416.8

Data are expressed as mean±SEM.

^*p<0.05 vs control.

HR, heart rate; SV, stroke volume; CI, cardiac Index; CO, cardiac output.