Table 1. Anatomical and hemodynamic data in the control and experimental rats.
| Variables | Control | Adriamycin |
| Body weight (g) | 421.40±2.70 | 375.90±4.10* |
| Heart weight (g) | 001.30±0.01 | 000.90±0.02* |
| Heart weight/Body weight (g/kg) | 003.10±0.03 | 002.40±0.05* |
| Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg) | 094.80±1.50 | *93.40±1.50 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 360.40±5.70 | 384.90±8.000 |
| LV peak systolic pressure (mm Hg) | 138.70±2.30 | 100.70±1.40* |
| LV end-diastolic pressure (mm Hg) | 000.30±0.60 | 012.40±0.40* |
| +LVdP/dtmax (mm Hg/sec) | 3404.30±81.10 | 2376.40±53.20* |
| Mortality (%) | 0 | 32 |
LV: left ventricle; +LVdP/dtmax: the maximum of the first differentiation of left ventricular pressure. Data are expressed as mean±SE. *P < 0.05 compared with control rats.