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Table 2 Left ventricular (LV) characteristics normalized to body mass

From: Cardiac dysfunction in the diabetic rat: quantitative evaluation using high resolution magnetic resonance imaging

Parameter

Control

Diabetic

LV wall volume (mm3/g)

1.12 ± 0.30

2.00 ± 0.30*

End-diastolic volume (μl/g)

1.38 ± 0.10

1.46 ± 0.20

End-systolic volume (μl/g)

0.49 ± 0.01

0.79 ± 0.10*

Stroke volume (μl/g)

0.89 ± 0.01

0.67 ± 0.10*

  1. * P < 0.05 when diabetic rat values were compared to controls.
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

ISSN: 1475-2840