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Table 2 Heart function data in hearts from sham-operated and aortic-constricted rat hearts

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

 

Male Control

Male Hypertrophy

Female Control

Female Hypertrophy

 

Pre-I

Post-I

Pre-I

Post-I

Pre-I

Post-I

Pre-I

Post-I

Heart Rate (bpm)

253 ± 4

261 ± 5

247 ± 5

242 ± 10

250 ± 3

214 ± 7#$

251 ± 5

182 ± 11#*$

Peak Systolic Pressure (mmHg)

111 ± 1

100 ± 2#

109 ± 2

95 ± 2#

108 ± 1

91 ± 4#

108 ± 1

89 ± 4#$

Cardiac Output (ml/min)

69 ± 2

47 ± 3#

56 ± 2*

31 ± 4#*

55 ± 1$

25 ± 2#$

53 ± 2

20 ± 2#$

Coronary Flow (ml/min g wet wt)

16 ± 1

13 ± 1#

10 ± 1*

6 ± 1#*

20 ± 1$

11 ± 1#$

14 ± 1*$

6 ± 1#*

Rate Pressure Product (bpm × mmHg × 10-3)

28 ± 1

26 ± 1#

27 ± 1

24 ± 1#*

27 ± 1

20 ± 1#$

27 ± 1

17 ± 1#$

Hydraulic Power (ml/min × mmHg × 10-3)

77 ± 3

48 ± 4#

62 ± 3*

30 ± 4#*

59 ± 2$

24 ± 2#$

57 ± 2

19 ± 2#*$

  1. Values are Mean ± SEM. Non-hypertrophied heart, Control. Hypertrophied heart, Hypertrophy. Pre-I, Pre-ischemia; Post-I, Post-ischemia; *, vs Sex-matched Control; #, vs pre-Ischemic values; $, vs corresponding Male value; all at p < 0.05.