Fig. 4

Cardiac function parameters using hemisphere cylinder model. Obese mice increased the diastolic septum wall thickness (WthD) (a) and decreased septum fractional shortening (sFS) (b) at 3-month post diet. Cardiac index (CI) was altered at the same time point (c). Left ventricular mass (LVmass) (d), ejection fraction (EF) (e), and stroke volume (SV) (f) did not change during diet. Two-way Anova test with repeated measures has been performed to assess differences. Data are mean ± SEM. *P < 0,05; **p < 0,005