Table 1.
Echocardiographic findings in three experimental groups
PBS | NC | siRNA | |
---|---|---|---|
LVEF (%) | 32.47 ± 1.91 | 37.56 ± 2.06* | 44.81 ± 2.43# |
LVFS (%) | 15.13 ± 1.02 | 18.36 ± 0.61* | 23.42 ± 1.24# |
LVID,s | 8.16 ± 0.74 | 7.96 ± 0.62 | 6.53 ± 0.73# |
LVID,d | 9.69 ± 0.84 | 9.61 ± 0.73 | 8.27 ± 0.79# |
LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LVFS: left ventricular fractional shortening; LVID,d: left ventricular internal diameter in diastole; LVID,s: left ventricular internal diameter in systole.
*P < 0.05 vs PBS, # P < 0.05 vs NC.