Fig. 2.
Pressure-volume analysis of LV diastolic function. A: hypertensive SS/MCWi rats on high-salt diet had significantly prolonged relaxation dynamics (tau) relative to low-salt counterparts. SS-13BN/MCWi BMMNCs resulted in improved tau to a level not significantly different from normal low-salt group, while SS/MCWi BMMNC treated showed no improvement. B: similar to trends observed with Tau, the end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship stiffness coefficient was elevated in hypertensive SS/MCWi rats relative to vehicle, improved by SS-13BN/MCWi BMMNC injection but not SS/MCWi BMMNC injection. *P < 0.05 vs. low-salt control.