Table 1.

The effect of diclofenac (2.5 mg/kg, IM) treatment on cardiac damage markers in rams (mean ± SEM).

Parameters	0 (control) hour	6 hours	% alteration	P values
TI (ng/mL)	0.04 ± 0.01	0.09 ± 0.01	+125	P < 0.030
CK-MB (U/L)	131 ± 6.42	160 ± 11.9	+22.1	P < 0.080
LDH (U/L)	978 ± 64.2	1212 ± 107	+23.9	P < 0.018
AST (U/L)	54.3 ± 4.72	102 ± 17.5	+87.8	P < 0.038

TI: troponin I, CK-MB: creatine kinase-MB, LDH: lactate dehydrogenase, and AST: aspartate aminotransferase.