Effect of transverse aortic constriction on cardiac structure, function and gene expression in pregnant rats.

Effect of transverse aortic constriction on cardiac structure, function and gene expression in pregnant rats.

BACKGROUND: There is an increased risk of heart failure and pulmonary edema in pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disorders. However, in a previous study we found that pregnancy protects against fibrosis and preserves angiogenesis in a rat model of angiotensin II induced cardiac hypertrophy. In...

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Main Authors: Nils Thomas Songstad, David Johansen, Ole-Jacob How, Per Ivar Kaaresen, Kirsti Ytrehus, Ganesh Acharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3930736?pdf=render

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