TABLE 1

Echographic and hemodynamic values at 3 months in sham-operated rats and in aortic-banded rats treated or not treated with ivabradine



Shams (n = 12-16)

Aortic-Banded Rats

Untreated (n = 17-27)
Ivabradine, 10 mg/kg/day (n = 16-29)
Heart rate (beats/min) 330 ± 7 347 ± 6 281 ± 6**
LVEDD/BW (mm/kg) 21.8 ± 0.6** 24.2 ± 0.5 25.6 ± 0.7
IVS thickness (mm) 0.96 ± 0.03** 1.86 ± 0.03 1.93 ± 0.03
IVS thickness/LVEDD 0.18 ± 0.01** 0.33 ± 0.01 0.33 ± 0.01
Cardiac output (ml/min) 216 ± 6** 134 ± 4 127 ± 5
Stroke volume/BW (μl/g) 1.27 ± 0.05** 0.83 ± 0.02 1.06 ± 0.03**
Ejection time (ms) 76 ± 6* 89 ± 4 98 ± 6*
Stroke volume/ejection time 8.6 ± 0.7* 4.3 ± 0.6 4.5 ± 0.8
LV shortening fraction (%) 41 ± 1** 27 ± 1 27 ± 1
Sa (cm/s) 4.61 ± 0.14** 2.79 ± 0.10 2.68 ± 0.09
strain rate (s-1) 11.61 ± 0.41* 8.35 ± 0.32 7.43 ± 0.21
E/Ea 15 ± 1** 23 ± 1 31 ± 2**
Isovolumic relaxation time (ms) 22.0 ± 0.7** 14.5 ± 0.8 11.6 ± 0.6**
Systolic LVP (mm Hg) 119 ± 6* 203 ± 9 226 ± 22
LVEDP (mm Hg) 1.8 ± 0.4* 3.2 ± 0.4 7.8 ± 1.2**
dP/dt max (mm Hg · s-1) 7595 ± 120 8309 ± 102 7831 ± 319
dP/dt min (mm Hg · s-1)
6280 ± 243
6420 ± 110
6281 ± 200
  • * p < 0.05 vs. untreated rats.

  • ** p < 0.01 vs. untreated rats.