Group | Body weight (g) | Heart weight (mg) | Cardiac index (%) | Urine glucose (mmol/L) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Before | After |  |  |  |
Control | 130 ± 10 | 408 ± 24 | 950 ± 90 | 2.32 ± 0.22 | 1.6 ± 0.9 |
Diabetes | 135 ± 12 | 216 ± 59* | 620 ± 130* | 2.79 ± 0.25¶ | 511.6 ± 97.2*# |
Diabetes + telmisartan | 135 ± 14 | 254 ± 62* | 670 ± 120* | 2.67 ± 0.35¶ | 424.9 ± 63.5* |