Table 1 Biochemistry and electrocardiogram data for sham and unilateral nephrectomy (UNx) rats 8 weeks after operation.
From: Electronegative LDL-mediated cardiac electrical remodeling in a rat model of chronic kidney disease
Sham (n = 6) | UNx (n = 6) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Biochemistry | |||
Body weight (g) | 368.33 ± 4.22 | 369.17 ± 10.83 | 0.94 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 90.67 ± 4.39 | 91.83 ± 3.11 | 0.83 |
Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 91.00 ± 4.98 | 86.83 ± 4.39 | 0.54 |
LDL (mg/dL) | 32.13 ± 3.12 | 39.30 ± 3.78 | 0.17 |
HDL (mg/dL) | 40.33 ± 2.51 | 35.17 ± 2.41 | 0.17 |
BUN (mg/dL) | 15.33 ± 1.02 | 18.83 ± 1.01* | 0.04 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.28 ± 0.02 | 0.37 ± 0.02*** | <0.01 |
Electrocardiogram | |||
RR interval (s) | 0.20 ± 0.01 | 0.18 ± 2.66 | 0.59 |
Heart rate (bpm) | 312.42 ± 24.73 | 332.98 ± 9.61 | 0.46 |
PR interval (s) | 0.047 ± 0.003 | 0.046 ± 0.004 | 0.77 |
P duration (s) | 0.024 ± 0.004 | 0.017 ± 0.001 | 0.13 |
QRS interval (s) | 0.028 ± 0.002 | 0.032 ± 0.002 | 0.13 |
QT interval (s) | 0.051 ± 0.005 | 0.082 ± 0.003** | <0.01 |
QTc (s) | 0.037 ± 0.004 | 0.060 ± 0.002** | <0.01 |
