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Table 3 Comparison of indicators among control and experimental groups

From: Nebivolol combined with tetrahydrobiopterin affects diastolic function in spontaneously hypertensive rats via the nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine monophosphate signalling pathway

Indexs Control H-BH4 L-BH4 H-N L-N L-N&L-BH4 L-N&H-BH4 H-N&L-BH4 H-N&H-BH4
(n = 6) (n = 6) (n = 6) (n = 6) (n = 6) (n = 6) (n = 6) (n = 6) (n = 6)
Body weight g 249.8± 5.0 251.2± 5.5 248.6± 5.2 251.1± 3.5 248.6± 5.7 257.1±5.9 253.2±11.9 253.3±3.8 247.3± 2.8
Systolic BP,mm Hg 210.0±10.1 193.4±19.4 196.5±9.4 185.2±9.7** 190.1±23.8 185.5±16.6* 188.4±20.8* 186.±16.0* 185.1±11.5*
Heart rate, bpm 447±37 448±12## 436±34 347±11* 366±7 361±5 343±57 332±10*# 331±6*##
Diastolic measures
 E` 29.83±1.16 34.66±1.03**## 33.00±1.09**## 48.00±0.89**## 31.16±1.17*## 37.83±1.16**## 28.00±0.89*## 33.00±1.09**## 29.50±1.04##
 E/E′ 23.49±0.95 15.25±0.36** 19.65±0.63**## 18.63±0.45**## 20.45±1.40*## 15.43±0.75** 19.65±0.10**## 17.38±0.77*## 13.72±0.46##
 E′/A′ 0.77±0.03 1.19±0.03** 0.99±0.12**# 1.21±0.06** 1.07±0.05** 1.21±0.09** 1.03±0.07** 1.10±0.03**## 1.32±0.05##
Invasive measure
 Heart rate 399.1±34.2 371.3±50.2 398.4±38.6 354.0±24.1* 368.5±19.4 364.8±41.3 385.5±15.1 349.1±39.8** 353.9±33.2*
Systolic function
 Max LVSP 168.06±3.94 144.8±7.67** 131.81±6.09** 124.81±8.2** 139.35±4.3** 162.37±9.06 136.3±4.33** 153.59±9.1* 146.17±0.64*
 +dP/dtmax, mm Hg/s 8338.20±366.75 8268.8±277.50 7257.63±73.54## 7724.35±107.6## 8279.39±246.2 8228.84±76.82 6732.±96*## 5212±326**## 4642±240**##
Diastolic function
 LVEDP 24.56±4.18 14.55±1.82** 16.2±1.21** 15.95±1.50**# 17.99±2.04** 14.56±1.40** 16.86±2.83** 14.89±0.52** 12.43±3.04##
 -dP/dtmin,mmHg/s -6992±123 -6780±284## -6568±149## -6599±287## -6610±195## -7753±223* -6598±134## -6854±224*## -7787±489*##
 -dP/dtmin/lvsp -41.65±1.4 -46.98±4.32* -49.91±2.72** -53.02±4.0** -47.4±0.83* -47.9±3.98* -48.4±2.48** -40.28±3.44 -55.62±1.60
 tau 38.28±2.48 25.58±0.63** 23.67±0.63** 27.84±2.05** 29.38±2.98**## 25.42±1.38** 22.53±2.65**## 25.60±0.48** 20.55±4.12*##
  1. Notes: Values are means ± SD. WKY, Wistar-Kyoto rats; SHR, spontaneously hypertensive rat; BP, blood pressure; E = peak early diastolic LV filling velocity; A = peak late diastolic LV filling velocity; E/A = peak E and A velocity ratio; E’and A’, maximal velocity of mitral annulus during early and late diastole; LVEDd, LV end-diastolic dimension; LVSP, LV systolic pressure; tau, time constant of isovolumic LV relaxation.*represents compared with control, P < 0.05,**represents P < 0.01; # represents compared with group L-N&L-BH4, P < 0.05, ## represents P < 0.01
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