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. 2020 Feb 8;19:13. doi: 10.1186/s12933-020-0994-y

Table 2.

Echocardiographic parameters

Sham + control Sham + empa MI + vehicle MI + empa
Heart rate (bpm) 382 ± 6 343 ± 6 350 ± 7 336 ± 7
Cardiac output (ml/min) 77 ± 2 65 ± 1* 56 ± 3*,‡ 50 ± 2*,‡
FS (%) 56 ± 1 55 ± 1 21 ± 1* 22 ± 2
LVIDd (mm) 6.8 ± 0.1 6.6 ± 0.1 8.6 ± 0.2* 8.2 ± 0.2*,†
LVIDs (mm) 3.0 ± 0.1 3.0 ± 0.1 6.9 ± 0.2* 6.5 ± 0.2

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. N = 24 in sham + control and sham + empa groups; N = 23 and 25 in MI + vehicle and MI + Empa groups, respectively

Empa empagliflozin, HR heart rate, FS fractional shortening, LVIDd left ventricular internal diameter in diastole, LVIDs left ventricular internal diameter in systole

* p < 0.05 vs. sham control group

p < 0.05 vs. MI + vehicle group

p < 0.05 vs. Sham + empa