Fig. 2. Myocardial and vascular effects of levosimendan in lipopolysaccharide (n = 8; •) and control (n = 6; ○) rabbits. For all six curves, *  P < 0.05 by one-way analysis of variance for repeated measures. Gmax = maximal acceleration of aortic blood flow; mBP = mean arterial blood pressure; sAoV = systolic aortic blood flow velocity.