Figure 3
From: Susceptibility to myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury at early stage of type 1 diabetes in rats
Left ventricular function before and after ischemia reperfusion in control and diabetic rats. A. HR: heart rate, B. LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction, C. SV: stroke volume, D. dP/dt max: load-independent contractility parameters including the peak rate of pressure increase, E. dP/dt min: the peak rate of pressure decrease, F. LVEDP: left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, G. LVESP: left ventricular end-systolic pressure, H. Ea: arterial elastance (Ea = LVESP/SV), I. Tau: relaxation time constant calculated by Weiss method. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 7 per group). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 vs. C.