A Model of Left Ventricular Dysfunction Complicated by CAWS Arteritis in DBA/2 Mice

Table 1

Cardiac parameter calculated from echocardiography.

	Untreated (𝑛=10)	CAWS treatment (𝑛=6^*)
LVDd (cm)	0.221±0.008	0.326±0.023^†
LVDs (cm)	0.066±0.009	0.204±0.023^†
LVEF (%)	96.438±0.860	74.044±5.132^†
LVFS (%)	70.963±3.760	37.928±4.128^†
HR (bpm)	317.648±18.628	318.750±18.414^‡

^*Four CAWS treatment mice died before and during examination, ^†: 𝑃<0.01, ^‡: N.D.
Left ventricle (LV): LVPWd; LV posterior wall thickness in diastole, LV end-diastolic diameter, LVDs; LV end-systolic diameter, LVEF; LV ejection fraction, LVFS; LV fractional shortening, HR; heart rate.