Table 1 Initial and final echocardiographic measurements in control (C), diabetes (D), myocardial infarction (I), and diabetes + myocardial infarction (DI) groups.

Morphometric

   LV mass (g/kg)

Initial

1.02 ± 0.02

0.95 ± 0.01

1.05 ± 0.04

1.04 ± 0.01

Final

1.11 ± 0.03

0.95 ± 0.02

1.18 ± 0.06#

1.16 ± 0.06

   LVEDD (cm)

Initial

0.65 ± 0.01

0.63 ± 0.01

0.75 ± 0.01*†

0.77 ± 0.03*†

Final

0.71 ± 0.02

0.71 ± 0.02

0.85 ± 0.03*†

0.86 ± 0.03*†

Systolic

   EF (%)

Initial

74 ± 2

80 ± 1

48 ± 3*†

51 ± 3*†

Final

71 ± 1

61 ± 2#

42 ± 3*†

55 ± 5*‡

   VCF (circ/s) (10^-4)

Initial

56 ± 3

54 ± 2

38 ± 2*

38 ± 3*

Final

50 ± 3

38 ± 4#*

34 ± 2*

43 ± 1‡

Diastolic

   IVRT (ms)

Initial

1.81 ± 0.07

1.96 ± 0.05

1.81 ± 0.09

1.94 ± 0.08

Final

1.79 ± 0.05

2.07 ± 0.07*

2.03 ± 0.05*

2.16 ± 0.15*

   EDT (ms)

Initial

1.87 ± 0.11

1.95 ± 0.10

1.97 ± 0.10

1.83 ± 0.09

Final

1.75 ± 0.07

2.20 ± 0.09#*

2.13 ± 0.09*

2.45 ± 0.25#*

Global Function

   MPI

Initial

0.39 ± 0.01

0.41 ± 0.03

0.46 ± 0.03

0.44 ± 0.03

Final

0.34 ± 0.03

0.50 ± 0.02*

0.57 ± 0.04*

0.45 ± 0.01*‡