Table 2.
Echocardiographic findings at the end of the study
| Sham | Infarction treated with | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | Saline | LiCl | Saline | LiCl |
| LVEDD, mm | 5.6 ± 0.2 | 5.5 ± 0.2 | 8.9 ± 0.3* | 8.5 ± 0.3*† |
| LVESD, mm | 3.4 ± 0.1 | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 7.1 ± 0.2* | 6.5 ± 0.2*† |
| LVPW, mm | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | 1.9 ± 0.2* | 2.1 ± 0.2* |
| FS, % | 39 ± 2 | 36 ± 2 | 19 ± 3* | 24 ± 3*† |
| WTI | 2.01 ± 0.08 | 1.83 ± 0.07‡ | 2.34 ± 0.10* | 2.02 ± 0.09*† |
Values are mean ± S.D. Abbreviations are as in Table 1. LVPW, left ventricular posterior wall. *P<0.05 compared with respective sham; †P<0.05 compared with saline-treated infarcted group; ‡P<0.05 compared with saline-treated sham.