Research Article
Protective Function of STAT3 in CVB3-Induced Myocarditis
Table 1
Animal characteristics and hemodynamic measurements 28 days after CVB3 infection.
| | WT | WT-CVB3 | STAT3 KO | STAT3 KO-CVB3 |
| Body weight [g] | | | | | Heart weight [g] | | | | | Global function | | | | | Heart rate [bpm] | | | | | Cardiac output [mL/min] | |
*
| | *† | Stroke volume [μL] | | | | | Stroke work [μL · mmHg] | |
**
| | *†† | Ejection fraction [%] | | | | **†† | Systolic function | | | | | Pes [mmHg] | |
*
| | *† | [mmHg/s] | |
*
| | **†† | Ves [μL] | | | | *† | Diastolic function | | | | | Ped [mmHg] | |
*
| | *† | [mmHg/s] | |
**
| | **†† | Tau [ms] | |
*
| | **† | Ved [μL] | | | | **†† |
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*Significantly different versus respective control. †Significantly different versus WT-CVB3.
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