Fig. 2
Post-MI mediated cardiac dysfunction and HF. A representative images of transthoracic echocardiography of SHAM and post-MI rats at 5-weeks; B the quantitative analysis of LVEF; C E/A ratio; D LF/HF; E LVESP; F LVEDP; G LVESV; H LVEDV; I SV; J CO; n = 6 per group. All bar charts are expressed as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05 vs. SHAM. AI, myocardial infarction; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; E/A ratio, early passive diastolic filling to active diastolic filling velocities ratio; LF/HF, low frequency to high frequency ratio; LVESP, left ventricular end-systolic pressure; LVEDP, left ventricular end-diastolic pressure; LVESV, left ventricular end-systolic volume; LVEDV, left ventricular end diastolic volume; SV, stroke volume; CO, cardiac output