TABLE 1.
Echocardiography for in vivo cardiac function in WT and caAkt mice (6 weeks)
| Parametera | Valueb |
|
|---|---|---|
| WT | caAkt | |
| LVDd (mm) | 3.38 ± 0.21 | 3.68 ± 0.27 |
| LVDs (mm) | 2.10 ± 0.19 | 2.47 ± 0.25 |
| IVSd (mm) | 0.74 ± 0.07 | 0.86 ± 0.04 |
| IVSs (mm) | 1.01 ± 0.09 | 1.06 ± 0.08 |
| LVPWd (mm) | 1.03 ± 0.10 | 1.04 ± 0.07 |
| LVPWs (mm) | 1.42 ± 0.09 | 1.34 ± 0.12 |
| FS (%) | 38.8 ± 2.3 | 31.4 ± 3.6 |
| EF (%) | 56.1 ± 2.1 | 47.8 ± 5.9 |
| HR (bpm) | 356 ± 12 | 302 ± 27 |
a
LVDd and LVDs, left ventricular cavity diameter at diastole and systole, respectively; IVSd and IVSs, interventricular septum diameter at diastole and systole, respectively; LVPWd and LVPWs, LV posterior wall thickness at diastole and systole, respectively; FS, fractional shortening; EF, ejection fraction; HR, heart rate; bpm, beats per minute.
b
n = 5 to 8.