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Published in final edited form as: J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2013 Feb 16;59:30–40. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2013.02.005

Table 3. Echocardiographic Results in Control and Ethanol-Fed Mice.

Group	Heart Rate (bpm)	AW^¹ (mm)	PW (mm)	LVEDD (mm)	LVESD (mm)	LVM	EF (%)	FS (%)
Control	456 ± 52	0.73 ± 0.02	0.72 ± 0.06	4.03 ± 0.08	2.50 ± 0.08	81.49 ± 2.91	61.52 ± 1.38	38.04 ± 1.08
10% EtOH	445 ± 15	0.77 ± 0.02	0.72 ± 0.02	4.06 ± 0.09	2.84 ± 0.09^*	86.88 ± 3.08	51.12 ± 1.64^**^†§§	30.12 ± 1.19^**^†§§
14% EtOH	449 ± 11	0.74 ± 0.02	0.73 ± 0.02	4.13 ± 0.08	3.05 ± 0.1^**	81.96 ± 2.35	45.52 ± 1.61^**^†	26.24 ± 1.13^**^†
18% EtOH	474 ± 15	0.76 ± 0.01	0.70 ± 0.01	3.97 ± 0.06	3.02 ± 0.08^**	88.57 ± 3.4	42.34 ± 1.35^**^§§	24.07 ± 0.91^**^§§

^¹

AW, PW: anterior and posterior wall thicknesses; LVEDD, LVESD: LV end diastolic and end systolic dimensions; LVM: left ventricular mass; EF, ejection fraction; FS, LV fractional shortening.

P < 0.05,

^**

P < 0.01 vs the Control group

^†

P < 0.05(10% EtOH vs 14% EtOH)

^§§

P < 0.01 (10% EtOH vs 18% EtOH)