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Table 1 Morphologic and hemodynamic data of hearts from sham-operated and aortic-constricted rat hearts

From: Gender and post-ischemic recovery of hypertrophied rat hearts

 

Male

Female

 

Control

Hypertrophy

Control

Hypertrophy

Body wt (g)

451 ± 5

453 ± 10

278 ± 5$

271 ± 5*$

Heart wt (g)

1.86 ± 0.02

2.23 ± 0.04*

1.28 ± 0.04$

1.55 ± 0.03*$

Heart/body wt

4.1 ± 0.04

4.95 ± 0.09*

4.61 ± 0.11$

5.72 ± 0.09*$

Heart rate (bpm)

262.5 ± 7.4

255.8 ± 3.0*

260.4 ± 10.1

255.4 ± 10.5*

Mean aortic pressure (mm Hg)

109.6 ± 7.0

164.6 ± 7.3

96.3 ± 6.0

153.1 ± 5.8

  1. Values are Mean ± SEM. Sham-operated rats, Control. Aortic-constricted rats, Hypertrophy. Numbers for morphologic data are 18–36 per group and for hemodynamic data are 6–8 per group; * vs. Sex-matched Control, p < 0.05; $vs. corresponding Male value, p < 0.05.