Table 1: Echo Indices in Rats Following Acute MI.
Echo Indices | Treatment | Pre-MI | 4 weeks after MI |
LV diastolic diameter (cm) | |||
Ribose | 0.64 ± 0.04 | 0.76 ± 0.07* | |
Control | 0.68 ± 0.03 | 0.94 ± 0.07 | |
LV systolic diameter (cm) | |||
Ribose | 0.39 ± 0.06 | 0.64 ± 0.09* | |
Control | 0.40 ± 0.03 | 0.95 ± 0.07 | |
Septal diastolic thickness (cm) | |||
Ribose | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 0.12 ± 0.02 | |
Control | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.01 | |
Posterior wall diastolic thickness (cm) | |||
Ribose | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 0.13 ± 0.03* | |
Control | 0313 ± 0.03 | 0.10 ± 0.01 | |
Ejection fraction (EF) (cm) | |||
Ribose | 76.4 ± 5.9 | 49.1 ± 9.4* | |
Control | 76.3 ± 2.3 | 31.2 ± 4.8 | |
Shortening fraction (SF) % | |||
Ribose | 38.6 ± 5.3 | 19.6 ± 6.1* | |
Control | 38.9 ± 2.1 | 10.7 ± 1.1 | |
Note: | |||
*p < 0.05 vs. control |
Adapted from Befera, et al. [32].