| N | Body Wt1 (gm) | Body Wt2 (gm) | Heart Wt (mg) | Hw/BWt2 (mg/gm) | Infarct length (mm) |
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Sham | 21 | 239 (19) | 269 (23) | 824 (70) | 3.1 (0.3) | Â |
MI | 24 | 236 (23) | 273 (30) | 936 (93)** | 3.5 (0.4)** | 10.3 (0.8) |
MI+T4 | 23 | 230 (20) | 272 (25) | 1202 (200)** ‡ | 4.4 (0.7)** ‡ | 10.7 (1.1) |
% (MI+T4 vs. MI) |  | −3 | −0.3 | 28 | 26 | 4 |
- Data presented as means (SD).
- N, total number of rats (both preps); Body Wt1, body weight before surgery; Body wt2, body weight at terminal study. Heart Wt, heart weight; Hw/BWt2, heart wt-to-body wt2 ratio; *, p < 0.05, **, p < 0.01 vs. Sham rats; ‡, p < 0.01 vs. MI rats; ANOVA with Student-Newman-Keuls’ or Dunnett T3’s (Heart Wt and Hw/BWt2) Multiple Comparison Test.