Fig. 1.

Consequences of stroke on cardiac function. (A) Schematic diagram of the mice models, including sham group and MCAO group; (B) Right hemispheric brain samples were stained with triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) 24 h after a 60 min middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). (C) Neurological deficits of MCAO-induced mouse. (D) Representative view at the papillary muscle level of echocardiography (M-model). (E) Ejection fraction (EF, %) and (F) fractional shortening (FS, %). (G) A representative mitral E/A image on Doppler echocardiography. (H) E/A ratio. (I) cTnT level in serum. Data are presented as mean ± SD, n = 6. *P < 0.05 vs sham-operated