Table 2.

Echocardiographic parameters at 8 wk of follow-up

	Vehicle		ANG II
	C57BL/6J	Gal-3 KO	C57BL/6J	Gal-3 KO
HR, beats/min	682 ± 16	640 ± 10	664 ± 11	660 ± 10
IVSTs, mm	1.4 ± 0.1	1.4 ± 0.1	1.9 ± 0.1***	1.7 ± 0.1
LV PWTs, mm	1.3 ± 0.05	1.4 ± 0.04	2.1 ± 0.1***	1.9 ± 0.1**
LVDs, mm	0.8 ± 0.1	0.9 ± 0.1	0.9 ± 0.1	0.9 ± 0.1
LVAs, mm2	0.8 ± 0.1	0.9 ± 0.2	1.7 ± 0.1***	1.0 ± 0.2##
IVSTd, mm	0.9 ± 0.04	0.8 ± 0.02	1.2 ± 0.1***	1.1 ± 0.1*
LV PWTd, mm	1.0 ± 0.04	1.0 ± 0.04	1.5 ± 0.1***	1.4 ± 0.1**
LVDd, mm	2.4 ± 0.1	2.8 ± 0.1	2.2 ± 0.1#	2.5 ± 0.2
LVAd, mm2	3.8 ± 0.1	4.6 ± 0.7	4.5 ± 0.3	4.2 ± 0.4

Values are means ± SE.

s, Systole; d, diastole; HR, heart rate; IVST, interventricular septum thickness; PWT, posterior wall thickness; LVA, LV area; LVD, LV dimension.

^*P < 0.05 vs. Gal-3 KO vehicle.

^**P < 0.01 vs. Gal-3 KO vehicle.

^***P < 0.001 vs. C57BL/6J vehicle.

^#P = 0.05 vs. Gal-3 KO ANG II.

^##P < 0.01 vs. C57BL/6J ANG II.