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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 15.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Cardiol. 2015 Oct 23;203:498–507. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.10.110

Figure 3. Enhanced cardiac function and favorable cardiac dimensions demonstrated by echocardiography.

Figure 3

(A) Representative M-mode echocardiograms. (B) Analysis of echocardiographic parameters. IVSs: thickness of interventricular septum at systole. IVSd: thickness of interventricular septum at diastole. LVESD: left ventricular end systolic dimension. LVEDD: left ventricular end diastolic dimension. LVPWs: thickness of left ventricular posterior wall at systole. LVPWd: thickness of left ventricular posterior wall at diastole. EF: ejection fraction. FS(%): percent fractional shortening. Each group was compared to the PBS group. (n = 5 per group). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 vs. PBS.