Experimental myocardial hypertrophy induced by a minimally invasive ascending aorta coarctation
Ascending aorta coarctation was produced by a minimally invasive technique in rabbits. Animal mortality was 5%. Morphometric and hemodynamic parameters were evaluated. A parabiotically isolated heart model was used to assess the hemodynamic parameters. Left ventricular weight/body weight ratio and m...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2001-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001000300017 |