Table 4.
Summary of the results of the analysis of the left ventricular echocardiograms in healthy domestic swine according to age
| Age (month) | End-diastole | End-systole | FS (%) | EF (%) | Number of animals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVSd (cm) | LVIDd (cm) | LPW (cm) | IVSs (cm) | LVIDs (cm) | LPWs (cm) | ||||
| 2 | 0.70 ± 0.08 | 3.70 ± 0.42 | 0.64 ± 0.11 | 0.99 ± 0.14 | 2.62 ± 0.34 | 1.12 ± 0.19 | 30 ± 4 | 58 ± 6 | 19 |
| 3 | 0.81 ± 0.15 | 4.27 ± 0.33 | 0.73 ± 0.09 | 1.06 ± 0.13 | 3.11 ± 0.51 | 1.17 ± 0.11 | 30 ± 4 | 57 ± 6 | 33 |
| 4 | 0.84 ± 0.09 | 4.93 ± 0.34 | 0.88 ± 0.11 | 1.17 ± 0.12 | 3.41 ± 0.37 | 1.40 ± 0.19 | 32 ± 4 | 59 ± 6 | 25 |
| 5 | 0.97 ± 0.08 | 5.25 ± 0.42 | 0.99 ± 0.12 | 1.29 ± 0.18 | 3.54 ± 0.42 | 1.67 ± 0.21 | 32 ± 5 | 62 ± 8 | 24 |
| 6 | 0.12 ± 0.14 | 5.44 ± 0.41 | 0.97 ± 0.15 | 1.44 ± 0.30 | 3.69 ± 0.58 | 1.59 ± 0.23 | 32 ± 8 | 60 ± 10 | 32 |
| 7 | 1.14 ± 0.19 | 5.61 ± 0.47 | 1.04 ± 0.12 | 1.65 ± 0.26 | 3.65 ± 0.72 | 1.83 ± 0.24 | 35 ± 8 | 62 ± 11 | 29 |
| 8 | 1.11 ± 0.16 | 5.88 ± 0.46 | 1.04 ± 0.11 | 1.58 ± 0.27 | 3.99 ± 0.70 | 1.76 ± 0.18 | 33 ± 7 | 59 ± 10 | 8 |
IVS - interventricular septum thickness, LVID – left ventricular internal diameter, LPW – left posterior wall thickness, LPWs –left ventricular posterior wall in end-systole, FS – fractional shortening, EF – ejection fraction.
Values are displayed as mean ± standard deviation.
N = 170.