C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Ameliorates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction in Rats with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Table 1

Cardiac morphometric data.

Parameters	Control group	PAH group
	(n = 10)	(n = 10)
BW (g)	428.6 ± 37.18	375.7 ± 29.06
HW (g)	1.06 ± 0.05	1.13 ± 0.22
RV weight (g)	0.25 ± 0.03	0.43 ± 0.15
RV/(LV + S) weight	0.3 ± 0.04	0.61 ± 0.19
mPAP (mmHg)	5.66 ± 0.72	57.78 ± 10.55

Values are expressed as means ± SD; BW: body weight; HW: heart weight; RV: right ventricle; LV: left ventricle; S: septum; mPAP: mean pulmonary pressure. P < 0.05: compared with control group. P < 0.01: compared with control group.