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Table 1 Echocardiographic characteristics

From: Sildenafil treatment attenuates ventricular remodeling in an experimental model of aortic regurgitation

 

Baseline

Two weeks

Sham (n = 8)

Mean

AR (n = 8)

Mean

Sham (n = 8)

Mean

AR (n = 8)

Mean

IVSd

1.54 ± 0.06

1.55 ± 0.06

1.68 ± 0.03

1.85 ± 0.06*

PWd

1.99 ± 0.05

2.04 ± 0.05

1.94 ± 0.04

2.13 ± 0.06*

LVEDD

8.66 ± 0.08

9.08 ± 0.09

8.90 ± 0.16

10.36 ± 0.23*

LVESD

5.16 ± 0.10

5.21 ± 0.18

5.09 ± 0.21

6.05 ± 0.30*

Strain

−23.11 ± 0.78

−22.66 ± 1.09

−23.26 ± 1.02

−22.52 ± 1.03

SR (systolic)

−5.43 ± 0.27

−5.31 ± 0.30

−5.33 ± 0.31

−5.12 ± 0.31

SR (diastolic)

6.41 ± 0.58

6.15 ± 0.38

4.41 ± 1.45

5.25 ± 0.32

FS

0.40 ± 0.01

0.43 ± 0.02

0.43 ± 0.02

0.42 ± 0.02

  1. Intraventricular septum thickness in diastole (IVSd), posterior wall thickness in diastole (PWd), left ventricular end–diastolic diameter (LVEDD), left ventricular end–systolic diameter (LVESD), strain rate (SR), fractional shortening (FS). Measurements are given as mean (SEM)
  2. * p < 0.05 (sham vs. AR)