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. 2015 Feb 23;3(2):e12302. doi: 10.14814/phy2.12302

Table 1.

Echocardiographic data from animals after 4 weeks of training (TR) and followed by 4 weeks of detraining (DTR) compared to CTRL

Criteria 4 week CTRL TR 8 week CTRL DTR
SWTD (mm) 1.92 ± 0.12 2.22 ± 0.07*, 1.94 ± 0.10 2.01 ± 0.06
SWTS (mm) 3.04 ± 0.18 3.55 ± 0.19*, 3.07 ± 0.19 3.15 ± 0.22
LVEDD (mm) 6.45 ± 0.30 6.78 ± 0.12 6.44 ± 0.32 6.56 ± 0.13
LVESD (mm) 3.43 ± 0.14 2.92 ± 0.14*, 3.41 ± 0.29 3.34 ± 0.21
PWTD (mm) 1.89 ± 0.21 2.15 ± 0.10* 1.89 ± 0.16 1.98 ± 0.06
PWTS (mm) 2.85 ± 0.34 3.27 ± 0.10* 2.84 ± 0.37 2.98 ± 0.08
Fractional shortening (%) 46.84 ± 1.92 56.99 ± 1.64*, 47.01 ± 3.55 49.09 ± 3.83
Ejection fraction (%) 71.71 ± 2.03 81.48 ± 1.40*, 71.82 ± 3.78 73.97 ± 3.88
LV mass (mg) 844.62 ± 90.17 1116.58 ± 42.52*, 846.96 ± 73.02 927.64 ± 43.12

SWTD, septal wall thickness in diastole; SWTS, septal wall thickness in systole; LVEDD, left ventricle end-diastolic diameter; LVESD, left ventricle end-systolic diameter; PWTD, posterior wall thickness in diastole; PWTS, posterior wall thickness in systole (data are mean+SD, *P < 0.05 vs. 4 and 8 week CTRL, †P < 0.05 vs. DTR; n = 6 for all groups).