TABLE 2

Effects of PST3093 (0.22 mg.kg−1.min−1), istaroxime (0.22 mg.kg−1.min−1), and digoxin (0.11 mg.kg−1.min−1) on echo indexes of STZ rats at 15 minutes of infusion Data are the mean ± S.E.M.

Echo ParametersIstaroximePST3093Digoxin
BeforeAt 15 MinBeforeAt 15 MinBeforeAt 15 Min
Morphometric ParametersIVSTd (mm)1.91 ± 0.091.97 ± 0.161.89 ± 0.091.86 ± 0.111.79 ± 0.071.81 ± 0.04
PWTd (mm)1.6 ± 0.071.68 ± 0.091.46 ± 0.051.47 ± 0.071.71 ± 0.081.66 ± 0.1
LVEDD (mm)7.25 ± 0.157.1 ± 0.27.22 ± 0.177.57 ± 0.176.76 ± 0.156.67 ± 0.15
IVSTs (mm)2.4 ± 0.12.45 ± 0.122.16 ± 0.112.31 ± 0.132.25 ± 0.142.31 ± 0.1
PWTs (mm)2.33 ± 0.162.42 ± 0.152.43 ± 0.122.62 ± 0.142.47 ± 0.162.68 ± 0.14
LVESD (mm)3.82 ± 0.213.8 ± 0.23.89 ± 0.183.66 ± 0.153.53 ± 0.173.14 ± 0.14a
Systolic ParametersFS (%)47.21 ± 2.446.72 ± 2.146.2 ± 2.0251.8 ± 1.89a47.62 ± 1.953.09 ± 1.8a
s′ (mm/s)23.37 ± 0.923.05 ± 0.722.0 ± 0.7223.4 ± 0.5a23.5 ± 0.926 ± 1.5a
EF (%)83 ± 282 ± 6282 ± 1.987 ± 1.5a84 ± 1.588 ± 1.3a
Diastolic ParametersE (mm/s)0.91 ± 0.040.94 ± 0.040.91 ± 0.061.05 ± 0.07a0.831 ± 0.030.924 ± 0.06
A (mm/s)0.66 ± 0.040.78 ± 0.05a0.79 ± 0.080.87 ± 0.070.59 ± 0.050.79 ± 0.05a
E/A1.39 ± 0.061.22 ± 0.081.18 ± 0.051.22 ± 0.041.48 ± 0.111.2 ± 0.06a
DT (ms)46.62 ± 4.134.12 ± 2.5a48.5 ± 3.840.2 ± 3.053.4 ± 3.844.1 ± 3.2a
DT/E51.91 ± 4.936.66 ± 3.3a56.7 ± 6.540.39 ± 4.8a65.21 ± 5.350.18 ± 5.4a
E/DT21.28 ± 3.228.98 ± 2.8a20.61 ± 3.027.51 ± 2.6a16.53 ± 1.722.66 ± 3.0
e′ (mm/s)21.23 ± 0.9924.73 ± 0.61a22.94 ± 1.027.01 ± 1.1a20.9 ± 0.523.8 ± 0.9a
a′ (mm/s)27.61 ± 1.931.35 ± 1.5a28.72 ± 2.231.06 ± 1.525.9 ± 1.929.8 ± 1.9
e′/a′0.78 ± 0.040.79 ± 0.030.83 ± 0.060.88 ± 0.040.85 ± 0.060.82 ± 0.04
E/e′43.6 ± 2.638.29 ± 1.6a39.5 ± 1.738.61 ± 1.539.64 ± 0.938.95 ± 2.3
Cardiac FunctionHR (bpm)266.2 ± 9.8316.2 ± 7.5a270 ± 17271 ± 10236 ± 12257 ± 11
SV (ml)0.71 ± 0.040.67 ± 0.050.702 ± 0.050.847 ± 0.06a0.589 ± 0.030.601 ± 0.04
CO (ml/min)188.8 ± 10.5211.2 ± 13.2a187.7 ± 13.7231.7 ± 20.2a138.5 ± 11.2155.6 ± 14.4
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  • aP < 0.05 versus before drug infusion (paired t test).