Improvement of left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction with eight weeks L-thyroxine treatment in rats

Table 7 LV areas

Groups	N	Total tissue area (mm²)	Non-infarct area (mm²)	MI area (mm²)	Non-infarct thickness (mm)	Infarct thickness (mm)	MI area/Total tissue area
MI	9	38.9 (4.6)	27.4 (4.5)	11.5 (2.8)	1.93 (0.36)	0.97 (0.23)	0.30 (0.07)
MI+T4	9	52.2 (12.9)**	38.6 (10.6)**	13.6 (4.2)	2.62 (0.99)*	1.26 (0.33)*	0.27 (0.08)
%		34	41	18	36	30	−10

Data presented as means (SD). N, number of rats; *, p < 0.05, **, p < 0.01 vs. MI rats; Independent Samples Student’s t-Test.

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