Table 6 Echocardiography data of middle-aged control and DIO rats
From: Myocardial susceptibility to ischaemia/reperfusion in obesity: a re-evaluation of the effects of age
Control (4) | DIO (4) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
ESV (End systolic LV volume, ml | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.17 ± 0.02 | NS |
FS (Fractional shortening, %) | 45.04 ± 1.84 | 49.22 ± 1.56 | NS |
IVSs (Intraventricular septum thickness In systole, cm) | 0.34 ± 0.01 | 0.32 ± 0.01 | NS |
LVPWd (LV posterior wall thickness at diastole, cm) | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 0.23 ± 0.01 | NS |
LVIDd (LV internal diameter at diastole, cm) | 0.70 ± 0.02 | 0.79 ± 0.02 | <0.003 |
EDV (end-diastolic LV volume, ml) | 0.78 ± 0.05 | 1.08 ± 0.07 | <0.003 |
IVSd (Intraventricular septum thickness at diastole, cm | 0.19 ± 0.01 | 0.19 ± 0.01 | NS |