Table 1.

Effects of V. album on body weight and heart weight in rats with heart failure (mean±S.D.)

Groups	Body weight, g				Heart weight, g	Heart weight/body weight
	Initial day¶	14th day	Final day	P#
Control, n=10	279.1±29.0	290.6±25.5d	296.5±23.8e	=0.0020	1.29±0.12	4.36±0.41
ISO, n=8	292.8±35.0	286.3±40.1	286.9±37.4	=0.5530	1.65±0.13c	5.82±0.77b
VA, n=8	286.9±30.2	282.6±29.7	275.9±28.4	=0.2590	1.50±0.16a	5.46±0.58b
P*	=0.6650	=0.8690	=0.3630		<0.0001	<0.0001

SO - isoproterenol group; VA - V. album treatment group.

^¶The initial day body weight comparison was performed between three groups each containing 10 rats;

^*P was calculated using one-way ANOVA;

^#P was calculated using repeated measure ANOVA;

^aPosthoc: P<0.05 vs. control group;

^bPosthoc: P<0.01 vs. control group;

^cPosthoc: P<0.000 vs. control group;

^dPosthoc: P<0.01 vs. initial day;

EPosthoc: P<0.001 vs. initial day