Table 2.

Echocardiography analysis. Rats were subjected to MI for 21 days, then treated with NaCl (Saline) or Boron for 7 days. Echocardiographic analyses comparing heart function in Saline vs Boron groups as indicated (n = 6).

	Saline	Boron	P
BW (g)	383.5 ± 30.66	390.38 ± 37.03	0.33
IVSd (mm)	2.24 ± 0.53	2.38 ± 0.28	0.73
LVIDd (mm)	8.26 ± 0.36	7.71 ± 0.74	0.78
LVPWd (mm)	3.25 ± 0.78	2.75 ± 0.80	0.31
IVSs (mm)	3.15 ± 0.81	2.87 ± 0.72	0.51
LVIDs (mm)	5.63 ± 0.89	4.79 ± 0.58	0.086
LVPWs (mm)	3.83 ± 0.41	3.57 ± 0.64	0.51
EF(Teich) %	61.09 ± 11.83	75.54 ± 3.26	0.0043
FS %	27.88 ± 7.13	37.92 ± 2.19	0.0081
E′ (mm)	5.09 ± 0.34	5.64 ± 0.17	0.016
E (mm)	82.92 ± 13.97	83.49 ± 7.26	0.69
A (mm)	64.49 ± 24.61	70.25 ± 4.11	0.31
TAPSE	11.25 ± 2.48	16 ± 1.00	0.0079
E/E′	16.21 ± 1.83	14.82 ± 1.45	0.016
E/A	1.41 ± 0.41	1.18 ± 0.09	0.3

BW body weight; IVSd interventricular septum thickness at end-diastole; LVIDd left ventricular internal dimension at end-diastole; LVPWd left ventricular posterior wall thickness at end-diastole; IVSs interventricular septum thickness at end-systole; LVIDs left ventricular internal dimension at end-systole; LVPWs left ventricular posterior wall thickness at end-systole; EF ejection fraction; FS fractional shortening; TAPSE tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion.

E wave, mitral inflow peak velocity in early diastole; A, peak velocity flow in late diastole; E/A ratio is the ratio of the early (E) to late (A) ventricular filling velocities; E′, early relaxation velocity on tissue; E/E′ ratio of transmitral flow to mitral annular velocity. Data shown as mean ± SD.