Ventricular Dysfunction in Obese and Nonobese Rats with Metabolic Syndrome

Table 3

Electrical and mechanical ventricular function.

	Control ()		NOMetS ()		OMetS ()
	RPM	LPM	RPM	LPM	RPM	LPM
Amplitude (mV)
APD 30% (ms)
APD 90% (ms)					^†
LPF (ms)	57	73	56	50	46	49
SPF (ms)	14	17	12	15	12	10
Force (mN)	311	477^†	519	205	615	839^†

APD: action potential duration; LPM: left papillary muscle; RPM: right papillary muscle; LPF: latency period force; SPF: start period force. ;, vs control, ^†vs NOMetS.