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Table 1 Hemodynamic data from endotoxemic and control animals

From: Fibrinogen decreases cardiomyocyte contractility through an ICAM-1-dependent mechanism

Treatment

Heart rate (beats per minute)

Systolic pressure (mm Hg)

Ejection fraction (percentage)

(dP/dT)/EDV

Emax

LPS

392 ± 152

108 ± 8

38 ± 2

44 ± 3

2.5 ± 0.4

Controla

313 ± 30

112 ± 6

52 ± 8

121 ± 11

7.7 ± 0.6

 

P = NS

P = NS

P < 0.05

P < 0.05

P < 0.05

  1. aSaline-treated rats. dP, derivative of pressure; dT, derivative of time; EDV, end diastolic volume; Emax, maximal end-systolic elastance; LPS, lipopolysaccharide-treated rats; NS, not significant.