Research Article

Beneficial Effects of Physical Exercise on Functional Capacity and Skeletal Muscle Oxidative Stress in Rats with Aortic Stenosis-Induced Heart Failure

Table 1

Frequency of heart failure features in the aortic stenosis rats.

ā€‰Frequency (%)
ā€‰AS-Sed ()AS-Ex ()

Tachypnea/labored respiration22.216.7
Left atrial thrombi33.338.9
Pleuropericardial effusion66.755.6
Hepatic congestion16.711.1
Pulmonary congestion66.766.7
Right ventricular hypertrophy72.261.1
Ascites22.25.60

AS-Sed: sedentary aortic stenosis group; AS-Ex: exercised aortic stenosis group; : number of animals. Goodman test; .