Table 1.

Echocardiographic morphology parameters for female and male rats post-MI

	Female				Male
	Week 1	Week 1	Week 6	Week 6	Week 1	Week 1	Week 6	Week 6
	Sham	MI	Sham	MI	Sham	MI	Sham	MI
MI size(%)	----	44±5	----	42±9	----	42±3	----	42±7
SLA (mm)	4±0.5	4.9±11	4±0.2	6±1*#	3±0.5	5±1*	3±0.4	6±1*#
SLA/BW(mm/g)	0.02± 0.001	0.02±0.0005*	0.02±0.002	0.03±0.003*	0.01±0.002	0.02±0.0005*	0.01±0.0003	0.02±0.002*
LVDD(mm)	5±0.5	8±0.5*	5±1	9±1*#	4±1	9±1*	5±1	10±0.01*#
LVDD/BW(mm/g) 0.03± 0.002		0.04±0.003*	0.03±0.001	0.04±0.01*	0.03±0.001	0.04±0.005*	0.03±0.002	0.03±0.005*
LVSD(mm)	2±0.3	6±1*	3±1	7±1*#	2±1	7±0.3*	3±1	8±0.3*#
LVSD/BW(mm/g) 0.02± 0.002		0.03±0.0004*	0.02±0.0001	0.03±0.01*	0.02±0.0001	0.03±0.005*	0.02±0.0002	0.03±0.005*

MI=myocardial infarction; BW=body weight; SLA=left atrium size; LVDD=left ventricle diastolic diameter; LVSD=left ventricle systolic diameter Data are shown as means±SD. Two-way ANOVA and Bonferroni tests were applied for comparisons.

^*P<0.05 vs. Sham on first and sixth week.

^#P<0.05 vs. MI on first week