Shengmai San Ameliorates Myocardial Dysfunction and Fibrosis in Diabetic db/db Mice

Figure 2

Effects of SMS on diabetes-induced myocardial dysfunction. Left ventricular function was assessed by cardiac catheterization in anesthetized mice ( = 8–10). In the bar figures, values are the mean ± SEM. versus Control group; versus db/db group. (a) Left ventricular systolic pressure (LVSP), (b) left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP), (c) maximal ascending rates of left ventricular pressure (), and (d) maximal descending rates of left ventricular pressure ().

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