Table 2.

Parameters of Cardiac Function at the End of the Protocol

	Group-C (n=5)	Group-IR (n=6)	Group-IR-T3 (n=6)
Survival	5/5	6/8	6/6
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	7.4±0.8	7.0±0.4	7.5±0.5
HR (beats/min)	129±10	133±7	133±8
Mean SBP (mmHg)	49±3	51±5	58±6
LVEDP (mmHg)	7±1	9±1	6±1†
CO (% of baseline)	89.7±7.9	85.3±7.7	114.8±9.2†
Power (% of baseline)	81.9±10.3	71.9±12.4	117.9±9.5*,†
MV̇O2 (μmol·min−1·g−1)	3.76±0.43	2.72±0.41	2.93±0.70
Efficiency (%)	23.3±5.9	18.9±3.0	29.3±2.7†

Values are presented as mean ± SE.

^*P<0.05 vs. Group-C,

^†P<0.05 vs. Group-IR.

Abbreviations as in Table 1.