Table 1.
Six-Week Echocardiographic Data for Sham and CHF rats. Values are mean ± SE (n=10–11).
Parameters | Sham (10) | CHF (11) |
---|---|---|
LVEDD (mm) | 7.2 ± 0.6 | 10.5 ± 0.8* |
LVESD (mm) | 4.0 ± 0.7 | 8.8 ± 0.8* |
LVEDV (μl) | 276.5 ± 48.6 | 631.1 ± 113.3* |
LVESV (μl) | 71.8 ± 28.4 | 427.9 ± 90.5* |
Ejection Fraction (EF, %) | 74.8 ± 6.3 | 32.5 ± 5.5* |
Fraction Shortening (FS, %) | 45.3 ± 6.0 | 16.4 ± 3.0* |
Infarct size (% of LV) | – | 33.4 ± 6.1 |
VEDD, left ventricle end-diastolic diameter; LVESD, left ventricle end-systolic diameter; LVEDV, left ventricle end-diastolic volume; LVESV, left ventricle end-systolic volume; EF, ejection fraction; FS, fractional shortening.
p < 0.0001 vs SHAM