TABLE 2.

Echocardiographic parameters in ad libitum control and high fat diet fed mice

	Control diet Ad libitum	High fat diet Ad libitum
End systolic volume (uL)	21.9 ± 5.2	22.0 ± 3.5
End diastolic volume (uL)	54.8 ± 6.8	69.2 ± 6.2
Stroke volume (uL)	32.9 ± 2.1	47.3 ± 2.7*
Ejection fraction (%)	63.1 ± 7.2	69.1 ± 2.4
Fractional shortening (%)	35.3 ± 6.7	38.4 ± 1.8
Left ventricular posterior wall thickness, systole (mm)	1.29 ± 0.07	1.54 ± 0.07*
Left ventricular posterior wall thickness, diastole (mm)	0.91 ± 0.06	1.32 ± 0.29
Left ventricular inner diameter, systole (mm)	2.36 ± 0.32	2.16 ± 0.34
Left ventricular inner diameter, diastole (mm)	3.58 ± 0.20	3.97 ± 0.15
Intra‐ventricular septum thickness, systole (mm)	1.44 ± 0.16	1.66 ± 0.13
Intra‐ventricular septum thickness, diastole (mm)	1.04 ± 0.10	1.11 ± 0.11

Data are reported as mean ± SEM for five mice per experimental group.

^* P < .05 for pair wise comparison between dietary groups.