| Â | N | Heart rate (beats/min) | LVSP (mmHg) | LVEDP (mmHg) | +dp/dt(mmHg/sec) | -dp/dt(mmHg/sec) | TAU (msec) |
|---|
Sham | 19 | 343(41) | 124(14) | 4.5(1.2) | 8626(1830) | 9958(2373) | 10.2(2.3) |
MI | 16 | 335(48) | 113(14) | 6.1(2.0)* | 6768(1465)** | 5624(1232)** | 13.7(2.2)** |
MI+T4 | 17 | 393(74)†| 127(22) | 5.9(1.9)* | 8862(2746)†| 7058(1987)** †| 10.8(2.0)‡ |
- Data presented as means (SD).
- LVSP and LVEDP, left ventricular end-systolic and end-diastolic pressure, respectively; +dp/dt and -dp/dt, maximal rate of pressure development and decline, respectively; *, p < 0.05, **, p < 0.01 vs. Sham rats; †, p < 0.05, ‡, p < 0.01 vs. MI rats; ANOVA with Student-Newman-Keuls’ or Dunnett T3’s (Heart rate, LVSP and +dp/dt) Multiple Comparison Test.
