Table 5.
Hemodynamic data
| N | Heart rate (beats/min) | LVSP (mmHg) | LVEDP (mmHg) | +dp/dt (mmHg/sec) | -dp/dt (mmHg/sec) | TAU (msec) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sham |
19 |
343(41) |
124(14) |
4.5(1.2) |
8626(1830) |
9958(2373) |
10.2(2.3) |
| MI |
16 |
335(48) |
113(14) |
6.1(2.0)* |
6768(1465)** |
5624(1232)** |
13.7(2.2)** |
| MI+T4 | 17 | 393(74)† | 127(22) | 5.9(1.9)* | 8862(2746)† | 7058(1987)** † | 10.8(2.0)‡ |
Data presented as means (SD).
LVSP and LVEDP, left ventricular end-systolic and end-diastolic pressure, respectively; +dp/dt and -dp/dt, maximal rate of pressure development and decline, respectively; *, p < 0.05, **, p < 0.01 vs. Sham rats; †, p < 0.05, ‡, p < 0.01 vs. MI rats; ANOVA with Student-Newman-Keuls’ or Dunnett T3’s (Heart rate, LVSP and +dp/dt) Multiple Comparison Test.