Follow-up study of morphology and cardiac function in rats undergoing induction of supravalvular aortic stenosis

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the follow-up of an experimental model of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) induced by supravalvular ascending aortic stenosis in young rats. METHODS: Wistar rats were submitted to thoracotomy and aortic stenosis was created by placing a clip on the ascending aorta (AoS g...

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Main Authors: Henrique Barbosa Ribeiro, Katashi Okoshi, Antonio Carlos Cicogna, Edson Antonio Bregagnollo, Maria Aparecida Marchesan Rodrigues, Carlos Roberto Padovani, Flávio Ferrari Aragon, Elenize Jamas, Marina Politi Okoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2003-12-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2003001400003&tlng=en