Table 1.
Echocardiographic evaluations.
Con | Inf | Inf+P | Inf+RT | Inf+RT+P | ||
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MI area (%) | Baseline | – | 44.4 ± 3 | 39.5 ± 8 | 40.1 ± 2 | 44.3 ± 4 |
Final | – | 45.6 ± 4 | 15.3 ± 2b | 44.7 ± 5c | 27.3 ± 2bd | |
LV mass (g) | Baseline | 1.07 ± 0.02 | 1.15 ± 0.04 | 1.17 ± 0.04 | 1.11 ± 0.05 | 1.12 ± 0.06 |
Final | 1.00 ± 0.05 | 1.42 ± 0.05ae | 1.26 ± 0.04b | 1.55 ± 0.06abce | 1.29 ± 0.04abd | |
LVDD (cm) | Baseline | 0.62 ± 0.02 | 0.83 ± 0.02a | 0.87 ± 0.05a | 0.84 ± 0.02a | 0.85 ± 0.06a |
Final | 0.69 ± 0.02 | 0.97 ± 0.04ae | 0.80 ± 0.01b | 0.87 ± 0.05a | 0.89 ± 0.04a | |
RWT | Baseline | 0.39 ± 0.04 | 0.35 ± 0.02 | 0.41 ± 0.04 | 0.43 ± 0.05 | 0.44 ± 0.02 |
Final | 0.45 ± 0.03 | 0.24 ± 0.04ae | 0.46 ± 0.04b | 0.48 ± 0.04b | 0.49 ± 0.02b | |
EF (%) | Baseline | 40 ± 3 | 28 ± 2a | 25 ± 2a | 27 ± 3a | 26 ± 4a |
Final | 38 ± 1 | 26 ± 3a | 34 ± 2e | 29 ± 4 | 35 ± 3e | |
EA | Baseline | 1.55 ± 0.11 | 2.77 ± 0.14a | 2.70 ± 0.17a | 2.75 ± 0.14a | 2.73 ± 0.13a |
Final | 1.57 ± 0.09 | 2.97 ± 0.19a | 1.66 ± 0.15b | 2.12 ± 0.11b | 1.54 ± 0.17b |
Values expressed as mean ± SEM. Two-way ANOVA with Bonferroni posttest. MI – myocardial infarction;
LV mass, left ventricle mass; RWT, relative wall thickness; EF, ejection fraction; EA, E wave A wave ratio; a, P < 0.05 vs. Con; b, P < 0.05 vs. Inf; c, P < 0.05 vs. Inf+P; d, P < 0.05 vs. Inf+RT; e, P < 0.05 vs. Baseline.