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. 2014 Feb 12;7(4):1023–1027. doi: 10.3892/etm.2014.1539

Table II.

BW, HW, HW/BW, −dp/dtmax and +dp/dtmax in the control and T2DM groups.

Group n BW (g) HW (g) HW/BW (g/kg) −dp/dtmax +dp/dtmax
Control 20 508.4±34.7 0.89±0.05 1.74±0.06 6037±296 7430±215
T2DM 32 427.8±24.6a 1.31±0.12a 3.10±0.11a 4178±129a 7149±189
a

P<0.05 compared with the control group.

T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; BW, body weight; HW, heart weight; −dp/dtmax, the maximum rate of decrease in left intraventricular isovolumic systolic pressure; +dp/dtmax, the maximum rate of increase in left intraventricular isovolumic systolic pressure.