Table 2.

Echocardiographic parameters in ad libitum control and high fat diet fed mice. Data are reported as mean ± SEM for 5 mice per experimental group.

	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

^*,p<0.05 for pair wise comparison between dietary groups.