Table 4.
Echocardiographic Measurement of Hearts 2 Weeks After Transplantation
| Parameter | n | HR, beats/min | SWT, mm | PWT, mm | LVIDD, mm | LVISD, mm | %FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM | 9 | 672±13 | 0.27±0.05 | 0.30±0.04 | 6.2±0.20 | 5.8±0.26 | 6.9±1.3 |
| JAM‐A+PM | 11 | 711±11 | 0.43±0.05‡‡ | 0.52±0.05**,‡‡ | 4.9±0.32* | 4.2±0.37* | 15±2.0*,‡ |
| CPC+PM | 9 | 683±20 | 0.43±0.08‡ | 0.57±0.04**,‡‡ | 4.9±0.24** | 4.1±0.27**,‡ | 15±2.4*,‡ |
| JAMAsiCPC+PM | 7 | 708±11 | 0.15±0.02 | 0.22±0.05 | 6.2±0.34 | 5.8±0.40 | 6.9±1.4 |
Statistical analysis was performed by 1‐way ANOVA–Tukey–Kramer post hoc test (HR, PWT, and %FS) or Kruskal–Wallis test, followed by Steel–Dwass test (SWT, LVIDD, and LVISD). CPC indicates cardiac progenitor cell; FS, fractional shortening; HR, heart rate; JAMA, junctional adhesion molecule‐A; LVIDD, left ventricular internal diastolic diameter; LVISD, left ventricular internal systolic diameter; PWT, posterior wall thickness; siCPC, CPC transfected with JAM‐A silent interfering RNA; SWT, septal wall thickness.
P<0.05 vs PM, **P<0.01 vs PM, †P<0.05 vs JAM‐AsiCPC+PM, ††P<0.01 vs JAM‐AsiCPC+PM.