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. 2021 Feb 23;8:587149. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.587149

Table 3.

Summary of echocardiographic and telemetry measurements following doxorubicin treatment in cynomolgus monkey.

Day of study
Parameter Treatment 0 15-18 36-39 56-63 91-92 Final
Ejection fraction Vehicle 0.82 ± 0.08 0.79 ± 0.04 0.82 ± 0.05 0.80 ± 0.06 0.82 ± 0.05 0.80 ± 0.06
Doxorubicin 0.84 ± 0.07 0.80 ± 0.05 0.79 ± 0.10 0.76 ± 0.06 0.67 ± 0.16* 0.48 ± 0.12
Fractional shortening Vehicle 0.42 ± 0.08 0.38 ± 0.04 0.41 ± 0.05 0.39 ± 0.06 0.40 ± 0.06 0.39 ± 0.06
Doxorubicin 0.43 ± 0.07 0.39 ± 0.05 0.39 ± 0.09 0.35 ± 0.05* 0.30 ± 0.11* 0.18 ± 0.06
LVDs (cm) Vehicle 1.04 ± 0.19 1.09 ± 0.14 1.08 ± 0.13 1.14 ± 0.17 1.11 ± 0.19 1.15 ± 0.18
Doxorubicin 0.98 ± 0.20 1.10 ± 0.19 1.13 ± 0.21 1.20 ± 0.20 1.39 ± 0.37 1.64 ± 0.25
LV contractility (dP/dtmax) Vehicle 2,309 ± 477 2,859 ± 872 2,815 ± 816 3,304 ± 1,019 2,866 ± 955 2,746 ± 693
Doxorubicin 2,710 ± 894 2,368 ± 702 2,531 ± 745 2,706 ± 923 2,088 ± 417 1,812 ± 360
QTc (msec) Vehicle 276 ± 27 277 ± 29 276 ± 25 269 ± 25 267 ± 28 271 ± 25
Doxorubicin 299 ± 26 324 ± 25* 321 ± 26* 313 ± 27* 331 ± 32* 350 ± 49
Heart rate (bpm) Vehicle 106 ± 11 120 ± 23 116 ± 19 114 ± 19 115 ± 21 111 ± 19
Doxorubicin 112 ± 17 113 ± 17 121 ± 17 115 ± 20 133 ± 25 138 ± 28
Mean BP (mm Hg) Vehicle 70 ± 12 76 ± 13 76 ± 14 76 ± 13 73 ± 13 75 ± 15
Doxorubicin 76 ± 13 77 ± 15 77 ± 16 75 ± 17 69 ± 18* 66 ± 20

All values are means ± SD (N = 12). Final = last available measurement prior to scheduled or unscheduled sacrifice.

*

Statistically different from vehicle treated animals (p < 0.05). As Final was on different days for different animals, no statistical assessment is denoted.