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. 2015 Mar 4;10(3):e0118759. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118759

Table 1. ASIV improves the cardiac hemodynamics in rats.

Group LVEDP (mmHg) LVSP (mmHg) dP/dt (mmHg s−1) −dP/dt (mmHg s−1)
Control 7.9±0.7 128.5±2.2 6157.4±201.2 4352.1±220
Iso 16.9±0.7** 115.8±2.5** 4340.5±213.8** 3081.9±282.5**
Iso+ASIV 10.2±0.6 ## 127.1±2.5 ## 5648.4±177.8 ## 4020.5±296.6 ##

The cardiac hemohynamics were measured as described in Materials and Methods section. Data are presented as mean ±S.D. (n = 8).

**P<0.01 vs control;

## P<0.01 vs Iso.

LVEDP, Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure; LVSP, Left ventricular systolic pressure; +dp/dt, Maximal positive time derivative of developed pressure; −dp/dt, Maximal negative time derivative of developed pressure. Iso: Isoproterenol; ASIV: Astragaloside IV.