Table 3.

Echocardiographic data before treatment and before euthanasia

		Noninfarcted control (n=5)	Vehicle-treated (n=10)	CSC-treated (n=11)
IWTd (mm)	Before Cath	9.84 ± 0.34	9.75 ± 0.43	8.50 ± 0.42
	Final	9.48 ± 0.73	9.19 ± 0.57	10.05 ± 0.38*
IWTs (mm)	Before Cath	15.22 ± 0.79	12.15 ± 0.65	10.47 ± 0.59
	Final	15.28 ± 1.04	11.01 ± 0.66	13.28 ± 0.43*
PWTd (mm)	Before Cath	10.69 ± 0.59	10.20 ± 0.54	10.07 ± 0.55
	Final	10.41 ± 0.71	9.57 ± 0.39	10.56 ± 0.52
PWTs (mm)	Before Cath	15.20 ± 1.16	14.03 ± 0.83	13.83 ± 0.67
	Final	15.18 ± 1.04	13.69 ± 0.74	14.88 ± 0.56
PW ThF	Before Cath	42.02 ± 6.57	37.44 ± 3.06	37.92 ± 2.68
(%)	Final	47.11 ± 8.6	40.51 ± 2.66	42.32 ± 3.25
LVEDD	Before Cath	33.44 ± 2.13	34.78 ± 1.63	35.42 ± 1.56
(mm)	Final	36.53 ± 1.68	38.06 ± 2.36	35.73 ± 1.45
LVESD	Before Cath	21.34 ± 1.55	25.63 ± 1.49	25.63 ± 1.31
(mm)	Final	20.23 ± 1.55	28.76 ± 2.11	24.90 ± 1.38
FS (%)	Before Cath	36.24 ± 2.12	26.5 ± 1.75	27.15 ± 1.53
	Final	44.44 ± 2.77	24.73 ± 1.51	30.68 ± 1.47*
FAC (%)	Before Cath	48.83± 5.24	42.25 ± 2.09	45.18 ± 1.51
	Final	44.6 ± 2.97	40.55 ± 1.89	46.64 ± 2.07*
EDV (ml)	Before Cath	46.74 ± 7.23	51.66 ± 5.26	53.92 ± 5.53
	Final	50.67 ± 2.17	65.16 ± 9.61	54.72 ± 5.38

Values are means±SEM. EDV, end-diastolic volume; FAC, fractional area change; FS, fractional shortening; IWTd, infarct wall thickness in diastole; IWTs, infarct wall thickness in systole; PW ThF, posterior wall thickening fraction; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVESD, left ventricular end-systolic diameter; PWTs, posterior wall thickness in systole; PWTd, posterior wall thickness in diastole.

^*P<0.05 vs. vehicle-treated group (unpaired t test).