Table 3 Effects of the left coronary artery ligation (CAL) on cardiac morphology
Procedure | BW (g) | HW (g) | LW (g) | Tibia (mm) | HW/BW (mg/g) | LW/BW (mg/g) | HW/Tibia (mg/mm) | LW/Tibia (mg/mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sham (n = 6) | 502.2 ± 8.0 | 1.56 ± 0.04 | 1.62 ± 0.04 | 46.7 ± 0.5 | 3.1 ± 0.1 | 3.2 ± 0.1 | 3.3 ± 0.1 | 3.5 ± 0.1 |
CAL (n = 5) | 491.4 ± 25.6 | 2.42 ± 0.20 ** | 1.97 ± 0.13 * | 46.1 ± 0.6 | 4.9 ± 0.4 *** | 4.0 ± 0.1 *** | 5.3 ± 0.4 *** | 4.3 ± 0.2 ** |