Table 2.

Echocardiographic Parameters Before Starting the Treatment (Baseline) and at the End of the 13‐Week Treatment Period in Treated (n=8) and Untreated (n=6) HIP Rats

	Baseline	Treated	Untreated
LVEDD, mm	8.0±0.4	8.2±0.2	9.0±0.2*
LVESD, mm	4.4±0.3	4.4±0.2	5.1±0.3
Fractional shortening, %	45.9±2.4	46.6±1.7	43.3±2.6
Ejection fraction, %	81.8±2.2	82.4±1.5	78.8±2.7

The mean echo parameters at baseline were similar between the treated and untreated groups, so those data were pulled together. LVEDD indicates left‐ventricular end‐diastolic diameter; LVESD, left‐ventricular end‐systolic diameter. Fractional shortening=([LVEDD−LVESD]/LVEDD)×100%.

^*P<0.05.