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Table 2 Comparison of MRI-derived LV diameter and wall thickness in control and diabetic mice.

From: Early myocardial dysfunction in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice: a study using in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

 

Control (n = 8)

Diabetic (n = 12)

P value

Internal diameter, diastole (mm)

3.4 ± 0.1

3.6 ± 0.1

NS

Internal diameter, systole (mm)

1.8 ± 0.1

2.4 ± 0.1

< 0.001

Wall thickness, diastole (mm)

1.01 ± 0.05

0.85 ± 0.03

< 0.01

Wall thickness, systole (mm)

1.51 ± 0.06

1.19 ± 0.05

< 0.001

  1. Values are mean ± SEM.