Table 1. Echocardiographic Analysis of Cardiac Hypertrophy and Function.

	SHAM n = 6	RDN n = 6	Ang II n = 6	Ang II + RDN n = 7
hw/bw (mg/g)	2.871±0.100	2.919±0.082	3.650±0.093**	3.076±0.096† †
IVS;d (mm)	1.707±0.090	1.476±0.058	2.202±0.120**	1.843±0.091†
IVS;s (mm)	3.320±0.146	2.733±0.119	3.920±0.128	3.465±0.224
LVID;d (mm)	6.755±0.278	6.996±0.460	5.803±0.207	6.404±0.244
LVID;s (mm)	3.307±0.259	3.807±0.390	2.311±0.292	2.708±0.176
LVPW;d (mm)	1.804±0.109	1.50 ±0.071	2.268±0.113*	1.915±0.099†
LVPW;s (mm)	3.387±0.164	2.773±0.089	4.023±0.138*	3.503±0.215†
LVEF (%)	81.17±1.997	75.55±3.119	88.00±3.147	85.53±2.797
LVFS (%)	51.33±2.079	46.18±3.344	60.54±3.908	57.07±3.681

hw indicates heart weight; d, diastole; s, systole; IVS, intraventricular septum (mm); LVID, left ventricular internal dimension (mm); LVPW, LV posterior wall (mm); LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVFS, left ventricular fractional shortening. The parameters listed in the table were measured using M-mode images in long-axis views as described in the methods. Results are presented as mean ± SEM.

^*P < 0.05

^**P < 0.01 Ang II vs SHAM.

^†P < 0.05

^††P < 0.01 Ang II + RDN vs Ang II. n = 6-7 for each group.