Table 1.
Rat weight, infarct ratio, BNP, urinary volume, and urinary sodium eight weeks post-MI.
Table 2.
LV function in rats eight weeks post-MI.
Figure 1.
Changes in plasma norepinephrine (NE), renin, angiotensin II, and aldosterone levels in rats eight weeks post-MI.
N: Normal group; RD: renal denervation; MI: myocardial infarction. Data are means ± SD obtained four weeks post-MI. * P<0.05 vs. N; # P<0.05 vs. MI; † P<0.05 vs. RD-3d-pre-MI; ‡ P<0.05 vs. β-blocker-3d-pre-MI. β-blocker: metoprolol; ACEI: perindopril; ARB: irbesartan.
Figure 2.
Effects of RD on HR and SDNN in rats eight weeks post-MI.
N: Normal group; RD: renal denervation; MI: myocardial infarction. Data are means ± SD obtained four weeks post-MI. * P<0.05 vs. N; # P<0.05 vs. MI; † P<0.05 vs. RD-3d-pre-MI; ‡ P<0.05 vs. β-blocker-3d-pre-MI. β-blocker: metoprolol; ACEI: perindopril; ARB: irbesartan.