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Table 3 Mechano-energetics values at afterload 90 mmHg

From: The afterload-dependent peak efficiency of the isolated working rat heart is unaffected by streptozotocin-induced diabetes

Variable

SHAM

STZ

Aortic flow rate (mL g-1 min-1)

24.4 ± 1.5

14.2 ± 2.9*

Coronary flow rate (mL g-1 min-1)

6.05 ± 0.39

7.16 ± 0.65

Work (J kg-1)

1.48 ± 0.09

1.06 ± 0.11*

Total Vo2 (J kg-1)

10.4 ± 0.51

10.0 ± 0.66

Total efficiency (%)

14.5 ± 0.49

10.4 ± 0.88*

  1. Values are means ± SE. Asterisks indicates significant differences in mean values between SHAM and STZ: *P < 0.05.
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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