Table 3.
Effect of IHH on lesion development
| 8 wk, 10 h/day |
16 wk, 10 h/day |
8 wk, 24 h/day |
16 wk, 24 h/day |
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| Normoxia (4) | IHH (4) | Normoxia (3–4) | IHH (3) | Normoxia (15) | IHH (16) | Normoxia (12–13) | IHH (12) | |
| % PA trunk lesion area | 1.73 ± 0.52 | 22.8 ± 17.44* | 17.16 ± 2.91 | 26 ± 9.13 | 1.28 ± 0.49 (n = 7) | 28.4 ± 12.67*** (n = 7) | 27.19 ± 16.8 | 79.55 ± 17.46*** |
| % Aorta lesion area | 5.35 ± 0.4 | 5.7 ± 0.8 | 7.7 ± 0.82 | 4.73 ± 0.57** | 3.23 ± 1.51 | 3.49 ± 1.05 | 8.05 ± 1.61 | 8.31 ± 1.81 |
| % Aortic arch lesion Area | 17.03 ± 4.69 | 17.6 ± 5.56 | 24.95 ± 0.52 | 20.5 ± 3.2 | ND | ND | 26.52 ± 5.07 | 29.36 ± 5.51 |
| Aortic valve lesion area, mm2/section | 0.066 ± 0.01 | 0.151 ± 0.04 | 0.269 ± 0.06 | 0.153 ± 0.03 | 0.035 ± 0.03 (n = 7) | 0.033 ± 0.02 (n = 10) | 0.189 ± 0.08 | 0.186 ± 0.06 |
Values are means ±SD. Numbers in parentheses indicate n values for each parameter. *P = 0.05, **P = 0.001, and ***P = 0.0001.