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Table 5 Effect of ischaemic preconditioning on functional recovery during reperfusion after 35 min regional ischaemia in middle-aged (17 months) rats

From: Myocardial susceptibility to ischaemia/reperfusion in obesity: a re-evaluation of the effects of age

 

Coronary flow (ml/min)

Aortic flow (ml/min)

Cardiac output (ml/min)

Heart rate (beats/min)

PSP (mm Hg)

Total Work (mW)

Total work (% recovery)

Age-matched controls

 Non-preconditioned (8)

   a7/8

Before

20.5 ± 1.5

45.0 ± 1.4

65.5 ± 2.0

235 ± 11

104 ± 1

15.02 ± 0.5

 

After

22.1 ± 2.4

13.6 ± 4.9

35.8 ± 6.3

236 ± 37

77 ± 11

6.58 ± 1.58

42.4 ± 9.2

p

NS

0.0001

0.0005

NS

0.0409

0.0003

 

 Preconditioned (6)

   a2/6

Before

18.5 ± 2.9

26.8 ± 5.5

45.3 ± 7.3

216 ± 27

104 ± 7

10.29 ± 1.62

 

After

12.0 ± 5.6

6.0 ± 4.1

18.0 ± 8.8

164 ± 56

51 ± 17

3.38 ± 1.78

28.4 ± 12.1

P

NS

0.0123

0.0372

NS

0.0163

0.0168

 

p1

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

DIO

 Non-preconditioned (9)

   a8/9

Before

19.0 ± 2.1

37.6 ± 3.4

56.6 ± 4

253 ± 17

100 ± 3

12.62 ± 1.12

 

After

22.3 ± 2.6

7.2 ± 1.8

29.6 ± 3.2

211 ± 34

77 ± 10

5.24 ± 0.86

41.8 ± 6.6

p

NS

0.0001

0.0003

NS

0.0375

0.0005

 

 Preconditioned (6)

   a1/6

Before

17.8 ± 1.64

26.2 ± 5.6

44.0 ± 6.6

232 ± 32

108 ± 9

10.43 ± 1.8

 

After

15.0 ± 4.8

0

15.0 ± 4.8

164 ± 53

45 ± 15

1.81 ± 0.26

21.6 ± 7.9

p

NS

0.0009

0.0056

NS

0.0065

0.0011

 

p2

NS

0.0078

0.0218

NS

NS

0.0114

NS

  1. p values indicate significance of difference between “after” and “before” values in each group
  2. p1 values indicate significance of difference between “after” function of non-preconditioned and preconditioned hearts from age-matched control rats
  3. p2 values indicate significance of difference between “after” function of non-preconditioned and preconditioned hearts from DIO rats
  4. a Indicates number of hearts producing aortic output during reperfusion