]>Effects of Methotrexate on Plasma Cytokines and Cardiac Remodeling and Function in Postmyocarditis Rats : Table 2
Table 2: Comparison of echocardiograph parameters of all three groups rats on day 60 (n = 10).
GroupsControl EAM60EAM-MTX
LVEDD (mm)5.69 ± 0.29 6 . 4 6 ± 0 . 2 8 ∗ 6 . 0 6 ± 0 . 3 7 △
LVESD (mm)2.24 ± 0.30 4 . 2 0 ± 0 . 6 7 # 2 . 7 4 ± 0.41*,▲
LVPWT (mm)1.74 ± 0.17 1 . 5 4 ± 0 . 2 0 ∗ 1.65 ± 0.21
IVST (mm)1.76 ± 0.17 1 . 5 6 ± 0 . 1 9 ∗ 1.68 ± 0.20
LVMI (mg/g)1.52 ± 0.041.62 ± 0.171.60 ± 0.14
RWT1.73 ± 0.24 2 . 1 2 ± 0 . 3 2 ∗ 1.86 ± 0.35
FS (%)62.31 ± 6.86 3 5 . 2 7 ± 8 . 0 2 # 55.02 ± 4.16*,▲
LVEF (%)89.87 ± 4.40 6 2 . 7 3 ± 1 0 . 1 1 # 84.77 ± 3.60▲
SV ( 𝜇 L)162.38 ± 25.39 1 3 2 . 3 6 ± 1 1 . 3 0 ∗ 156.02 ± 15.29△
∗ 𝑃 < . 0 5 , # 𝑃 < . 0 1 versus control group; △P < .05, ▲P < .01 versus EAM60 group.