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. 2012 May 18;303(3):H353–H367. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.01198.2011

Table 1.

Left ventricular invasive hemodynamics by pressure-volume conductance catheters in WT and Akita mice at 5 mo and 12 mo of age

5 mo
12 mo
Hemodynamics WT (n = 5) Akita (n = 7) WT (n = 4) Akita (n = 4)
Pes, mmHg 87.1 ± 5.9 94.2 ± 6.8 91.2 ± 13.1 100.3 ± 8.1
Ped, mmHg 5.1 ± 1.1 4.8 ± 1.3 7.6 ± 3.5 6.0 ± 3.0
dPmax, mmHg/s 6,091 ± 617 9,111 ± 978 4,474 ± 152 5,180 ± 392*
dPmin, mmHg/s −4,777 ± 998 −5,008 ± 1,001 −3,560 ± 185 −4,238 ± 401
RT, ms 16.0 ± 1.2 22.3 ± 2.1 55.3 ± 7.1 51.0 ± 2.5
Tau, ms 4.21 ± 0.42 6.11 ± 0.22* 7.55 ± 1.5 6.34 ± 0.58
EDV, μl 40.9 ± 3.1 38.2 ± 5.3 54.3 ± 1.2 43.2 ± 1.8
ESV, μl 9.7 ± 2.6 6.7 ± 5.1 34.0 ± 9.1 19.3 ± 2.3*
SV, μl 29.9 ± 3.8 32.2 ± 4.1 29.6 ± 2.5 31.7 ± 2.9
CO, μl/min 15,299 ± 1,840 14,445 ± 2,001 14,825 ± 2,277 10,248 ± 325*
EF, % 75.7 ± 5.1 78.8 ± 10.1 54.3 ± 5.6 63.9 ± 3.0
SW, mmHg/μl 1958 ± 258 2133 ± 122 2309 ± 343 2513 ± 534
HR, beats/min 578 ± 31 554 ± 42 467 ± 37 385 ± 34*
Load-independent indexes
    ESPVR 5.05 ± 0.33 8.12 ± 1.87* 3.49 ± 0.18 3.81 ± 0.70
    EDPVR 0.11 ± 0.01 0.27 ± 0.09* 0.14 ± 0.01 0.18 ± 0.04
    PRSW 89.6 ± 10.4 98.2 ± 16.7 71.68 ± 3.48 77.5 ± 11.34

Values are means ± SD. WT, wild type; Pes and Ped, end-systolic and -diastolic pressure; dPmax and dPmin, maximum and minimum changes in pressure; RT, relaxation time; EDV and ESV, end-diastolic and end-systolic volume; SV, stroke volume; CO, cardiac output; EF, ejection fraction; SW, stroke work; HR, heart rate; ESPVR and EDPVR, end-systolic and -diastolic pressure-volume relationship; PRSW, preload recruitable stroke work.

*

P < 0.05;

P < 0.01;

P < 0.001.