Desmin Correlated with Cx43 May Facilitate Intercellular Electrical Coupling during Chronic Heart Failure

Table 1

Echocardiographic measures in rats after surgery.

	Septum, mm	PW, mm	LVEDD, mm	LVESD, mm	LVFS, %
Sham	13.83 ± 1.5	14.65 ± 1.3	60.69 ± 4.9	33.18 ± 4.7	38.97 ± 7.0
HF	22.06 ± 4.1	20.22 ± 2.9	70.12 ± 5.6	39.51 ± 5.8	47.16 ± 7.2
SM	17.06 ± 5.2	18.34 ± 3.3	65.02 ± 3.2	35.56 ± 4.1	41.16 ± 3.2

HF: heart failing group; SM: streptomycin-treated group; PW: posterior wall thickness during diastole; LVEDD, LV diameter at end diastole; LVESD, LV diameter at end systole; LVFS, LV fractional shortening. vs sham.