Table 2.
Sham | MI + Veh | MI + T3 | MI + Met | |
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Infarct area (mm2) | N/A | 10.33 ± 0.51 | 8.38 ± 0.69# | 8.06 ± 0.85# |
Infarct length (mm) | N/A | 9.24 ± 0.41 | 7.81 ± 0.46# | 7.58 ± 0.56# |
Percent viable area within infarct zone (%) | N/A | 21.51 ± 2.69 | 23.90 ± 3.94# | 20.46 ± 1.40 |
Left atrial fibrosis (%) | 3.35 ± 0.23 | 8.16 ± 0.71 | 6.10 ± 0.55*,# | 6.57 ± 0.64* |
Values are expressed as means ± standard error of the mean.
p < 0.05 vs. sham; #p < 0.05 vs. MI + Veh; n = 8 for sham and n = 11 for the other three groups.