Table 2 Measurement of ventricular geometry and function over the follow-up of control and Chagas groups.

From: Effect of neurohormonal therapeutic in left ventricle global and regional function in Chagas cardiomyopathy in a translational animal experimental model

Variables

 

Control

(n = 9)

Chagas

(n = 12)

Ch + BB (n = 13)

Ch + ACEi (n = 13)

p

(mixed-ANOVA)

LVEDD (mm)

6 m

7.1 ± 0.7

7.8 ± 0.9

7.7 ± 0.4

7.5 ± 0.3

0.9

8 m

7.4 ± 0.8

8.1 ± 0.5

8.0 ± 0.5

7.9 ± 0.8

LVESD (mm)

6 m

5.3 ± 0.9

5.8 ± 0.7

5.7 ± 0.3

5.6 ± 0.5

0.1

8 m

5.2 ± 0.9

6.2 ± 0.6

6.3 ± 0.6

6.2 ± 1.0

LVEF- 2D (%)

6 m

47.8 ± 6.0

45.3 ± 8.9

44.2 ± 7.4

44.4 ± 6.7

0.4

8 m

46.6 ± 6.3

41.3 ± 13.6

39.2 ± 7.7

34.4 ± 9.7

LVEF-MMode (%)

6 m

49.6 ± 6.0

46.8 ± 8.5

48.3 ± 6.0

49.6 ± 6.0

0.006

8 m

40.5 ± 8.7

44.6 ± 6.6 §

41.6 ± 7.1 §

40.5 ± 8.7 §*

LVEF-Strain (%)

6 m

46.4 ± 6.0

43.4 ± 5.5

45.5 ± 6.0

45.6 ± 4.7

0.009

8 m

47.6 ± 4.7

39.3 ± 5.3 §

38.3 ± 5.9 §*

34.8 ± 7.2 §*

FS (%)

6 m

25.3 ± 6.8

24.5 ± 5.2

25.3 ± 3.9

26.0 ± 3.7

0.01

8 m

24.5 ± 5.2

22.8 ± 3.9 §

21.3 ± 4.1 §

20.7 ± 5.2 §*

LV mass (i) (g/hg)

6 m

278.4 ± 33.9

362.1 ± 39.2

320.0 ± 65.3

368.6 ± 49.0

0.2

8 m

319.3 ± 49.7

371.4 ± 43.4

364.4 ± 63.4

363.8 ± 73.8

GLS (%)

6 m

− 14.0 ± 2.0

− 10.2 ± 9.3

− 13.4 ± 3.2

− 13.5 ± 3.4

0.5

8 m

− 11.0 ± 7.9

− 10.6 ± 3.3

− 10.8 ± 2.8

− 9.9 ± 3.2

WMSi

6 m

1.0 ± 0.00

1.05 ± 0.11

1.05 ± 0.11

1.07 ± 0.10

0.03

8 m

1.0 ± 0.00 #

1.21 ± 0.15 *

1.08 ± 0.09 #

1.09 ± 0.16

HR (bpm)

6 m

159.4 ± 17.2

180.3 ± 42.2

167.8 ± 22.7

158.3 ± 21.2

0.2

 

8 m

146.4 ± 22.3

166.3 ± 15.8

167.3 ± 23.4

178.9 ± 48.3

  1. Values are presented as mean±SD. LVEDD: left ventricle end−diastolic dimension; LVESD: left ventricle end−systolic dimension; LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction; LV mass i: left ventricle mass indexed to weight; GLS: global longitudinal strain; WMSi: wall motion score index. g=grams; g/hg=grams per hectogram; mm=millimeters; mm/hg=millimeter per hectogram.*p< 0.05 vs. baseline; #p< 0.05 vs. Chagas; § p< 0.05 vs. controls (Mixed−model ANOVA with Sidak’s post−test).