TABLE 6.
Control | Untreated MI | Lipoic acid | Zinc | Clopidogrel | |
(25) | (16) | (24) | (24) | (25) | |
BW (g) | 190.95 ± 3.78 | 185.52 ± 4.07 | 178.20 ± 4.65a | 174.80 ± 4.33a | 181.33 ± 4.11 |
LV (mg) | 290.60 ± 19.85 | 322.00 ± 24.65 | 278.53 ± 14.07 | 286.66 ± 31.19 | 370.76 ± 29.11a |
LV/BW (mg/g) | 1.54 ± 0.11 | 1.75 ± 0.14 | 1.59 ± 0.11 | 1.64 ± 0.17 | 2.03 ± 0.14a |
Values are represented as mean ± SEM. The number of observations is given in parentheses. MI, myocardial infarction; BW, body weight; LV, left ventricular weight; LV/BW, left ventricular body weight ratio. aSignificance of differences from control group calculated by Student’s t-test for unpaired data at p < 0.05.