Table 1.
Comparison of echocardiographic measurements between the two groups of rats at the end of the 5th and 10th week after operation.
| Group | Time | LVPWd (mm) | IVSd (mm) | LVEDd (mm) | LVEF (%) | LVFS (%) |
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| Sham group (n = 20) | 5th week | 1.79 ± 0.11 | 1.72 ± 0.31 | 5.05 ± 0.37 | 89.50 ± 5.38 | 54.67 ± 4.97 |
| 10th week | 1.92 ± 0.17 | 1.82 ± 0.23 | 5.34 ± 0.38 | 87.82 ± 3.04 | 52.71 ± 6.81 | |
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| Operated group (n = 17) | 5th week | 2.40 ± 0.29∗ | 2.21 ± 0.34∗ | 5.22 ± 0.15# | 86.96 ± 3.89# | 52.13 ± 3.47# |
| 10th week | 2.58 ± 0.50∗ | 2.28 ± 0.40∗ | 6.94 ± 0.65∗ | 59.71 ± 5.41∗ | 30.87 ± 5.21∗ | |
∗: p < 0.05 compared with the sham group. #: p > 0.05 compared with the sham group.