Table 2.

Echocardiographic measurements 1 day and 8 weeks after surgery in CHF vs. sham mice.

	1 day		8 weeks
	CHF after MI	Sham	CHF after MI	Sham
ESA [mm2]	8.87 ± 0.57**	5.75 ± 0.72	21.69 ± 2.24**	4.96 ± 0.61
EDA [mm2]	10.74 ± 0.57*	8.39 ± 0.68	24.36 ± 2.18**	7.54 ± 0.6
2D FS [%]	18 ± 2**	34 ± 3	13 ± 2**	36 ± 3
ESD [cm]	0.35 ± 0.02**	0.26 ± 0.01	0.57 ± 0.04**	0.27 ± 0.01
EDD [cm]	0.40 ± 0.02	0.36 ± 0.01	0.62 ± 0.03**	0.36 ± 0.01
FS [%]	11 ± 1**	28 ± 2	8 ± 1**	25 ± 2
HR [1/min]	488 ± 15	552 ± 15	548 ± 23	578 ± 15

Mean ± s.e.m. EDA, end-diastolic area; ESA, end-systolic area; FS, fractional shortening; 2D, two-dimensional; ESD, end-systolic diameter; EDD, end-diastolic diameter; HR, heart rate. (

^*p < 0.05,

^**p < 0.01, CHF vs. sham).