TABLE 2
Baseline Echocardiographic Parameters in EPO-Treated and Control Rats
Index
Group
Before operation
After operation
LVDd (mm)
nT
6.2 ± 0.1
6.5 ± 0.2
EPO
6.3 ± 0.1
6.6 ± 0.2
%FS
nT
61.3 ± 1.3
36.8 ± 3.1
EPO
62.2 ± 0.9
36.1 ± 3.9
Data are mean ± SD.