Table 1.
Echocardiographic measurements in C57BL/6 mice fed a standard (SD) or high-fat diet (HFD).
| Parameter | SD | HFD | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV) (µL) | 8.80 ± 2.00 | 10.8 ± 2.40 | 0.144 |
| Left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV) (µL) | 29.8 ± 4.60 | 31.1 ± 3.85 | 0.613 |
| Stroke Volume (SV) (µL) | 21.0 ± 2.70 | 20.3 ± 2.50 | 0.626 |
| Cardiac Output (CO) (mL × min-1) | 6.15 ± 0.99 | 6.10 ± 0.67 | 0.922 |
| Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) (%) | 70.8 ± 4.32 | 65.4 ± 5.50 | 0.090 |
| Aortic Valve Area (AVA) (mm2) | 1.62 ± 0.45 | 1.34 ± 0.44 | 0.049 |
| Vmax (m/s) | 0.76 ± 0.27 | 0.98 ± 0.30 | 0.056 |