From: Sex differences in the evolution of left ventricle remodeling in rats with severe volume overload
Parameters | ShM (n = 8) | ARM (n = 11) | ShF (n = 8) | ARF (n = 11) |
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Body weight, g | 800 ± 27 | 790 ± 25 | 480 ± 24 | 441 ± 22 |
Tibial length, mm | 61 ± 0.3 | 61 ± 0.3 | 53 ± 0.2 | 53 ± 0.3 |
Heart, mg | 1626 ± 45 | 2777 ± 114* | 1059 ± 26 | 1801 ± 78* |
Heart/BW, mg/g | 2.1 ± 0.05 | 3.5 ± 0.10* | 2.2 ± 0.08 | 4.2 ± 0.22* |
Left ventricle, mg | 1226 ± 37 | 2112 ± 67* | 796 ± 20 | 1399 ± 52* |
LV/BW, mg/g | 1.5 ± 0.04 | 2.7 ± 0.08* | 1.7 ± 0.07 | 3.2 ± 0.17* |
Right ventricle, mg | 300 ± 12 | 405 ± 20* | 197 ± 7 | 261 ± 19* |
Left atria, mg | 39 ± 4 | 107 ± 12* | 22 ± 1 | 58 ± 9* |
Lungs, g | 2.7 ± 0.18 | 3.0 ± 0.17 | 2.0 ± 0.10 | 2.1 ± 0.09 |