Table 1.
Results of echocardiographic examinations of 45 owl monkeys stratified according to sex and clinical condition
| Male monkeys |
Female monkeys |
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| Normal (n = 12) | Abnormal (n = 11) | Normal (n = 12) | Abnormal (n = 10) | |
| Body weight (g) | 939.00 ± 128.30 | 947.64 ± 97.69 | 883.42 ± 79.60 | 883.60 ± 113.32 |
| End-diastolic diameter (mm) | 12.17 ± 1.70 | 12.73 ± 2.65 | 12.67 ± 2.02 | 11.30 ± 2.21 |
| End-systolic diameter (mm) | 8.50 ± 2.07 | 8.91 ± 3.24 | 9.08 ± 2.35 | 7.60 ± 2.50 |
| LV Free wall thickness (mm) | 3.33 ± 0.98 | 3.91 ± 0.94 | 3.00 ± 0.74a | 3.90 ± 1.10a |
| Septal thickness (mm) | 2.58 ± 0.79 | 3.27 ± 0.90 | 2.25 ± 0.45a | 3.30 ± 0.82a |
| Shortening fraction (%) | 30.21 ± 12.78 | 32.03 ± 12.02 | 28.87 ± 10.12 | 33.21 ± 15.14 |
| Wall thickness:chamber radius | 0.50 ± 0.14 | 0.61 ± 0.27 | 0.43 ± 0.12a | 0.68 ± 0.25a |
| Myocardial mass (g) | 2.21 ± 0.78a | 3.06 ± 0.92a | 1.97 ± 0.56 | 2.58 ± 0.83 |
a
Value significantly (P < 0.05) different between normal and abnormal monkeys of the same sex.