Table 1.

Baseline and left ventricular function parameters

Measures	Sham (n = 10)	HF (n = 10)	Sham+RDN (n = 12)	HF+RDN (n = 12)
Body weight (g)	408 ± 18	452 ± 26*	386 ± 10	426 ± 21
Heart weight (g)	1.3 ± 0.2	2.2 ± 0.4*	1.2 ± 0.2	2.0 ± 0.2*
Heart weight/Body weight ×1000	0.32 ± 0.05	0.49 ± 0.08*	0.31 ± 0.05	0.47 ± 0.04*
Infarct size (% of epicardial LV)	0	36 ± 6*	0	35 ± 6*
LVEDP (mmHg)	1 ± 1	25 ± 4*	1 ± 1	12 ± 3*†
+dP/dt (mmHg/S)	6899 ± 329	5016 ± 378*	6856 ± 274	5366 ± 298*
−dP/dt (mmHg/S)	−5749 ± 328	−3895 ± 277*	−6023 ± 314	−4115 ± 169*
Plasma angiotensin II (pg/ml)	68 ± 12	175 ± 31*	53 ± 8	95 ± 12*†
Plasma aldosterone (pg/ml)	1647 ± 117	2254 ± 74*	1753 ± 91	2017 ± 29*†

Data are means ± SE.

^*P < 0.05 compared to sham;

^†P < 0.05 compared to the group without denervation. LV: left ventricle; LVEDP, left ventricular end-diastolic pressure.