Table 1.
Measures | Sham (n = 10) | HF (n = 10) | Sham+RDN (n = 12) | HF+RDN (n = 12) |
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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.